Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
A person who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain a correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) to report, for example, income paid, real estate transactions, mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions made to an IRA.
Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN to the person requesting it (the requester) and, when applicable, to:
- Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued),
- Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or
- Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt
payee. If applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your
allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business
is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners’ share of
effectively connected income.
Current Products
Recent Developments
Revision of Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification -- 02-NOV-2011
Other Items You May Find Useful:
Form W-9SP, Solicitud y Certificación del Número de Identificación del Contribuyente
Form W-9S, Request for Student’s or Borrower’s Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
Publication 1281, Backup Withholding for Missing and Incorrect Name/TIN(s)
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