Company: LTRYW
Filing Date: 2025-01-16
Form Type: POS AM
Source: 0001493152-25-002444
Chunk: 171

Company: Lottery.com Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-16
Form: POS AM
Chunk 171
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 have income from sources within the United States, not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, will be subject to withholding at a rate of 30 percent unless a lower treaty rate applies.

The Form W-8 series of IRS forms are certificates provided to withholding agents to establish foreign status. In this context, the Company, or its third-party designee, would be the “withholding agent.” Non-

U.S. taxpayer Investors will be required to provide us or our designee with one of Form W- 8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI depending on Investor status. Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding (Individuals) is used exclusively by individuals and should be provided to the Company or its designee, as applicable, as the withholding agent or payer by a beneficial owner to claim foreign status, claim beneficial ownership of income and, if applicable, claim a reduced rate of or exemption from withholding.

Form W-8BEN-E, Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities) allows an entity to certify as to its status as a beneficial owner or payee for purposes of Chapter 3 and Chapter 61 of the Code, as well as to its status under Chapter 4 of the Code, as a payee or account holder of a foreign financial entity. The form can also be used by a beneficial owner to seek a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty.

Form W-8ECI, Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States, form should be used to establish foreign status, claim beneficial ownership and claim that income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. We believe, but have not endeavored to obtain any formal ruling of the IRS confirming same, nor do we anticipate doing so, that any amounts paid to holders of our Securities will be classified as income effectively connected income with a United States trade or business for these purposes.

WE URGE YOU TO CONSULT AND RELY UPON YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO YOUR OWN TAX SITUATION, POTENTIAL CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM AN INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES. THE COST OF THE CONSULTATION COULD, DEPENDING ON THE AM