Built for US enterprise procurement.
Pay us like a domestic vendor.
No 30% IRS withholding. No 1099 or 1042-S filing on your side. No US state sales tax. Paid by ACH or wire in USD with the documentation your AP and tax teams need on file before the first invoice ships.
Quick reference.
- W-8BEN-E
- On file. India–US DTAA treaty benefits claimed. Eliminates US withholding under IRS §1441/1442.
- Invoice currency
- USD. Net-30 default; Net-15 / Net-45 negotiable.
- Payment rails
- ACH (US routing via [ACH_BANK]) · SWIFT wire · Stripe card for engagements under $50K.
- GST / sales tax
- Zero-rated export from India. Not taxable as services in any US state under the standard engagement model.
What your AP team does NOT need to do.
Six worries your AP team is about to email us about. None of them apply.
Withhold 30% under IRC §1441/1442
Our current W-8BEN-E claims India–US Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) treaty benefits. Services are performed entirely outside the US — no US withholding event occurs.
File Form 1042 or 1042-S
No withholding event means no reporting. Form 1042-S is only required when withholding occurred.
File Form 1099
Payments to foreign entities are not 1099-reportable per IRS rules. No 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, or 1099-K applies.
Self-assess use tax
Professional consulting and engineering services are exempt in all 50 states. If a SOW includes SaaS-style deliverables, we pre-clear state tax treatment with your tax team before signing.
Worry about Permanent Establishment
Standard offshore engagement. The Indian entity has no US employees or US fixed place of business. No US PE created for either party.
Issue 30-day procurement onboarding tickets
Send the Coupa / Ariba / SAP Ariba / Workday invitation. We complete onboarding inside 5 business days, including SIG Lite, CAIQ, and HECVAT where requested.
How invoicing works.
- Issued
- Monthly, against milestones or hours, depending on engagement shape.
- Currency
- USD. INR conversion shown only for Indian GST records, never on the document you receive.
- Required fields
- Legal entity name, GST number, IEC code, SAC [SAC_CODE], place of supply (outside India), PO reference if your procurement system requires it.
- Payment terms
- Net-30 default. Net-15 or Net-45 negotiable in SOW.
- Format
- Single PDF, single line-item where possible. Built for three-way matching against PO and goods receipt.
Four ways the money moves.
Recommended for US clients. Same speed as paying a domestic vendor. Routes to a US-issued account at [ACH_BANK].
Direct to our AD-1 bank in India. Standard fallback. SWIFT fees apply on your bank side ($25–50 typical).
For engagements under $50K or expense-style invoices. Stripe fees absorbed on our side up to negotiated cap.
[PROCUREMENT_SYSTEMS]. We complete vendor onboarding, fill questionnaires, and respond to security review before first invoice.
Documents on file.
- W-8BEN-E
- Current calendar year. Treaty benefits under India–US DTAA. Available at MSA stage.
- Tax Residency Certificate
- Issued by Indian tax authorities, valid through [TRC_VALID_THROUGH]. Available at MSA stage.
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Indian Pvt Ltd registration. Available at MSA stage.
- GST + IEC certificates
- Indian export compliance. Available at MSA stage.
- Bank letter
- Confirms US-routing ACH details and SWIFT wire details. Available at MSA stage.
- Sanctions / OFAC screening
- Vendor passes US OFAC, UK HMT, EU sanctions screens. Attestation letter available at MSA stage.
- Insurance
- Cyber + Tech E&O coverage available on request. Certificate of Insurance issued at SOW execution.
- MSA / DPA / DPIA templates
- US governing-law versions available. Either Indian-entity or US-LLC contracting path supported.
We don’t post tax or banking documents publicly — they’re issued at MSA execution to the contracting counterparty’s named representatives. Email contact@aiengineerslabs.com from a domain matching your company to request the document pack before MSA stage.
Two ways to contract. Same engineers.
Direct with [LEGAL_ENTITY_NAME]
- Governing law
- Singapore or English law (negotiable)
- Disputes
- SIAC arbitration, Singapore
- Tax form
- W-8BEN-E
- ACH support
- Via Wise USD receiving account
- Default for
- SMB and most mid-market US clients
Through our US Delaware LLC
- Governing law
- Delaware or New York law (negotiable)
- Disputes
- US courts in named jurisdiction
- Tax form
- W-9
- ACH support
- Native US bank account
- Default for
- Fortune-1000 procurement and regulated sectors
- Status
- [US_LLC_STATUS]
What buyers actually ask before signing.
Do we need a Form W-9 from you?
Will we be on the hook for backup withholding?
What if New York / Texas / California / Washington tries to tax this?
Can you onboard through our procurement system?
How do you handle FCPA, anti-bribery, and sanctions?
Permanent establishment risk for us?
What if there's a dispute and we want to sue in US court?
Send the procurement invitation. We'll do the rest.
Most US enterprise onboardings close in five business days. We complete the questionnaires, supply the documents, and respond to security review — no back-and-forth chasing on your AP team's calendar.