Overview – Algeria (English) – Commercial Banking

FATCA overview

Commercial Banking – Algeria

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a new piece of legislation by the United States Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to counter tax evasion in the US. HSBC is committed to being fully FATCA compliant in all countries and territories where we operate, in accordance with the legislative timeline. This means that HSBC may need to provide information on US accounts to the United States tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

In order to establish your tax status, we need to obtain certain documents. These documents are HSBC declarations and/or US tax forms that will enable you to declare and confirm your tax status to us for the purposes of FATCA. We also need your formation documents, for example, your certificate of incorporation or a similar type of document confirming your place of incorporation.

Please send the completed documents to us or hand them in to the team at your local branch. Should you have problems printing the forms you need, please contact your local branch.

Please read the information carefully and select the document that is appropriate to your company. If you are unsure, you should seek advice from a tax advisor. HSBC cannot provide tax advice.

Non-Profit Declaration and additional notes: Download PDF: Link opens in a new window: This is an HSBC form aimed at non-profit organisations to sign in place of one of the US W8 series tax forms. Please read the form carefully to ensure you meet the relevant conditions. If you are not satisfied that you meet the relevant conditions, then please alternatively select from the available US tax forms (W-forms).

Active Non-Financial Foreign Entity Declaration and additional notes: Download PDF: Link opens in a new window: This is an HSBC form aimed at non-US trading businesses and companies, in place of one of the US W8 series tax forms. Please read the form carefully to ensure you meet the relevant conditions. If you are not satisfied that you meet the relevant conditions, then please alternatively select from the available US tax forms (W-forms).

W-9 form: Download PDF: Link opens in a new window: This is the withholding certificate referred to as a ‘W-9’ on the IRS website. This form is completed to confirm US tax status.

W-8 forms: This is a link to the withholding certificates referred to as ‘W-8s’ on the IRS website. This is a series of forms that are completed to confirm non-US tax status.

In order to provide customers with further support when completing IRS W forms, we have provided some additional customer guidance for the forms W-9: Form customer guidance: Download PDF: Link opens in a new window, W-8BEN: Form customer guidance: Download PDF: Link opens in a new window and W-8BEN-E: Form customer guidance: Download PDF: Link opens in a new window.

(Page last updated October 2022)