26 CFR §1.1451-2 — -2 Exemptions from withholding under section 1451.

1. (a)Claiming personal exemptions. Withholding under § 1.1451-1 from interest on bonds or other obligations of corporations issued before January 1, 1934, and containing a tax-free covenant shall not be required if there is filed with the withholding agent when presenting coupons for payment, or not later than February 1 of the following year, an ownership certificate on Form 1000 stating:
   1. (1)In the case of a citizen or resident of the United States, that his taxable income does not exceed his deductions for personal exemptions allowed under section 151; or
   2. (2)In the case of an estate or trust the fiduciary of which is a citizen or resident of the United States, that its taxable income does not exceed the deduction for the personal exemption allowed under section 642(b).
2. (b)Claiming residence in United States. To claim residence in the United States for purposes of section 1451, see § 1.1441-5.
3. (c)Other exemptions. The exemptions allowed by paragraphs (d) and (h) of § 1.1441-4 shall also apply for purposes of section 1451.