Annex
I: The Legislation
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Section
1.1441-1 Requirement for the deduction
and withholding of tax on payments to foreign
persons.
(a)
Purpose and scope. This section, Secs. 1.1441-2
through 1.1441- 9, and 1.1443-1 provide rules
for withholding under sections 1441, 1442, and
1443 when a payment is made to a foreign person.
This
section provides definitions of terms used in
chapter 3 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code)
and regulations thereunder. It prescribes procedures
to determine whether an amount must be withheld
under chapter 3 of the Code and documentation
that a withholding agent may rely upon to determine
the status of a payee or a beneficial owner as
a U.S. person or as a foreign person and other
relevant characteristics of the payee that may
affect a withholding agent's obligation to withhold
under chapter 3 of the Code and the regulations
thereunder. Special procedures regarding payments
to foreign persons that act as intermediaries
are also provided.
Section
1.1441-2 defines the income subject to
withholding under section 1441, 1442, and 1443
and the regulations under these sections.
Section
1.1441-3 provides rules regarding the
amount subject to withholding.
Section
1.1441-4 provides exemptions from withholding
for, among other things, certain income effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business
in the United States, including certain compensation
for the personal services of an individual.
Section
1.1441-5 provides rules for withholding
on payments made to flow-through entities and
other similar arrangements.
Section
1.1441-6 provides rules for claiming a
reduced rate of withholding under an income tax
treaty.
Section
1.1441-7 defines the term withholding
agent and provides due diligence rules governing
a withholding agent's obligation to withhold.
Section
1.1441-8 provides rules for relying on
claims of exemption from withholding for payments
to a foreign government, an international organization,
a foreign central bank of issue, or the Bank for
International Settlements.
Sections
1.1441-9 and 1.1443-1
provide rules for relying on claims of exemption
from withholding for payments to foreign tax exempt
organizations and foreign private foundations.
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