Windstar’s W-8 E-Compliance software automates W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8IMY, W-8EXP, 1042/1042-S, 8322, SS-4, W-7, and W-9 processing

W-8 E-Compliance

W-8 E-Compliance™
Streamline your workflow process from beginning to end with W-8 collection and verification, withholding determination, and Form 1042/1042-S preparation with W-8 E-Compliance, the hosted solution from Windstar Technologies.

W-8 Collection and Verification Simplified
With W-8 E-Compliance, you input the basic contact information – manually or electronically – and the system does the rest. Vendors follow easy-to-understand instructions written in question-and-answer format with a virtual library of helps.

Automated Withholding Determination
W-8 E-Compliance determines the appropriate withholding based on tax status and available tax treaty exemptions. Then the system provides the correct withholding amount on foreign payments, together with supporting detail, all linked to the applicable W-8 and your company’s data.

Analyze Treaty Benefits Instantly
The United States has tax treaties with over 60 countries worldwide. To ensure that you are treating the payment correctly, W-8 E-Compliance performs a treaty analysis to determine if the vendor is eligible for a withholding reduction or an exemption.

Accurate 1042/1042-S Preparation
W-8 E-Compliance makes 1042/1042-S year-end processing straightforward and simple. The software sets up the correct codes and tax rates for each vendor payment. And, it uses the applicable W-8 information to create forms 1042-S to provide to vendors and the IRS. W-8 E-Compliance even reconciles the data for your 1042 filing with the IRS, making your 1042/1042-S processing virtually effortless.

Streamline W-8 Compliance from Your Computer

Automate your W-8 process with an online, hosted application that’s intuitive and easy to use.

Process compliance for payments to foreign vendors including pay for services, equipment rents, royalties and license fees, interest, and other payments.

Guide administrators and vendors through the process with online helps and explanations.

Automate the workflow process from beginning – with W-8 forms solicitation – to end – with Form 1042/1042-S preparation.

Determine whether to collect a Form W-8 or W-9 using the substantial presence test to calculate residency status.

Fill out the form below to receive more information on W-8 E-Compliance and request a copy of Paula N. Singer’s article on "Information Reporting on Form 1042-S: A New Challenge for Accounts Payable."