Every investor's tax status, checked and documented.
The Tax Status & Withholding Agent reads each investor's W-9 or W-8, checks it against everything else the investor has told you, classifies the investor for FATCA and CRS, and proposes a withholding status for your team to approve.
Tax Status & Withholding
Meridian Growth Fund II / Investor tax forms
| ✓ | Signed, dated, current | Valid |
|---|---|---|
| ! | Address matches file | Conflict |
| ✓ | FATCA status | Matches |
| ! | Controlling persons | Missing |
Two items to resolve before a status is set.
The subscription documents give a New York mailing address, and no controlling persons are listed for this passive entity.
Source W-8BEN-E Part I · Subscription p. 6
Why this is still manual
Tax forms arrive with every new investor and expire on their own schedule. Teams check each form by hand for the right type, signature, date and claims, compare it with the subscription documents, classify entities for FATCA and CRS, and chase what is missing. A wrong status means wrong withholding and wrong reporting.
What the agent checks
From form to approved status
- CollectForms arrive through onboarding or your existing process.
- CheckEach form is validated and compared with the rest of the investor's file.
- ClassifyFATCA and CRS status and a proposed withholding status, each with its evidence.
- ApproveA reviewer approves the status or sends a follow-up to the investor.
- Keep currentExpiries and changes in circumstances bring the investor back for review.
Works with the other agents
What it does, and what it doesn't
We would rather you know the boundaries up front.
What it does
- Checks every form for every investor, not a sample.
- Links each finding to the line on the form and the document it conflicts with.
- Applies your firm's tax procedures as rules your experts approve.
- Keeps a record of every check, decision and approval.
What it doesn’t do
- It does not give tax advice or sign forms on anyone's behalf.
- It does not set withholding on its own. A reviewer approves every status.
- It does not file FATCA or CRS reports. It prepares the classifications your reporting relies on.
Join the first cohort
The agent is available from November 2026. We are starting with a small group of fund administrators.
- Bring a sampleA set of investor files with their tax forms and your current classifications.
- We build the checksFrom your tax procedures and forms. First rules are ready to review within days.
- CompareMeasure the results against the classifications your team made by hand.
Works alongside the other agents
Every agent shares the same investor and fund record, so each one you add starts from what the others know.
Join the first cohort.
Be among the first fund administrators to run the Tax Status & Withholding Agent, on your own investor files, inside your environment.