Can an employer REQUIRE a foreign W-8 sub-contractor to have a US/stateside bank account for the employer to submit payment for services?
<p>As an employer receiving services from a foreign individual (<a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/w8form.asp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">W-8BEN</a> completed), can the employer require the W-8 employee to have a US bank account to send their contracted payroll?
I don't think that we (the employer) can, but I wanted to see if I could get either confirmation or clarification on this please.</p>

<p>Yes.</p>
<p>The employer isn't required to impose that condition, but can require an employee to create a particular bank account for the employer's administrative convenience.</p>
<p>In general, under U.S. law, the answer to questions in the form &quot;Can the employer require . . . ?&quot; is &quot;yes&quot; unless a specific statute or common law legal requirement says otherwise and no such limitation applies in this case.</p>

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