check_treaty_withholding
Check US withholding and treaty rates (W-8BEN)
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Use to explain general US withholding rules, documentation, and supported US-Turkey treaty rates for a payment category. Treaty eligibility and source rules depend on the full facts.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| income_type | string | yes | The kind of US-source payment: "dividends" (from US stocks or a US corporation), "interest", "royalties" (software, content, IP licensing), "personal_services" (freelance/consulting work or wages), or "scholarship_fellowship". |
| payee_country | string | yes | Country of TAX RESIDENCE of the person or company RECEIVING the payment. "turkey" returns the US-Turkey treaty rates this server carries; "other_non_us" returns the default statutory rates and how to check your own treaty; "united_states" covers US persons (who use Form W-9, not a treaty claim). |
| payee_type | string | no | Whether the payee is an individual or a company/entity. Defaults to individual. Determines the form (W-8BEN vs W-8BEN-E) and the treaty dividend rate. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"income_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"dividends",
"interest",
"royalties",
"personal_services",
"scholarship_fellowship"
],
"description": "The kind of US-source payment: \"dividends\" (from US stocks or a US corporation), \"interest\", \"royalties\" (software, content, IP licensing), \"personal_services\" (freelance/consulting work or wages), or \"scholarship_fellowship\"."
},
"payee_country": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"turkey",
"other_non_us",
"united_states"
],
"description": "Country of TAX RESIDENCE of the person or company RECEIVING the payment. \"turkey\" returns the US-Turkey treaty rates this server carries; \"other_non_us\" returns the default statutory rates and how to check your own treaty; \"united_states\" covers US persons (who use Form W-9, not a treaty claim)."
},
"payee_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"individual",
"company"
],
"description": "Whether the payee is an individual or a company/entity. Defaults to individual. Determines the form (W-8BEN vs W-8BEN-E) and the treaty dividend rate."
}
},
"required": [
"income_type",
"payee_country"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}