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Going global: US companies · Nov 9, 2026

W-9 or W-8 in Amazon's Tax Interview for a Foreign-Owned LLC: Getting It Right and Fixing Mistakes

A U.S. LLC owned by one foreign person with no corporate election is disregarded, so in Amazon's tax interview the owner gives a W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, not a W-9 under the LLC's EIN. Only an LLC that elected corporate status on Form 8832 gives a W-9. Mistakes bring mismatched 1099-Ks, and a name/TIN mismatch not fixed in 30 days suspends selling.

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