Using W-4 as a Nonresident Alien

1. Introduction This article addresses how to use and not use the W-4 as a nonresident alien. Generally, you should avoid filling out the W-4 and only use it under duress. The correct form to use for withholding instead is the IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8SUB: 2. Why private people can’t lawfully submit a W-4…

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Lawfully Avoiding Backup Withholding under 26 U.S.C. §3406

1. Introduction Those who claim to be “nonresident aliens” not engaged in a “trade or business” are sometimes subjected to unlawful backup withholding by ignorant financial institutions and private employers who refuse to read and obey the law as written.  This section will provide tools and procedures to fight such forms of involuntary servitude and…

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