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Form VV-91'ptv. 3-2024y Page 2
<br />must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN), which
<br />may be your social security number ISSN), individual taxpayer
<br />identification number ()TIN), adoption taxpayer identification number
<br />(ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on at,
<br />information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable
<br />on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but
<br />are not limited to, the following,
<br />- Form 1 C49-INT (interest earned or paid).
<br />- Form 1 099-DN' (dividends. including those from stocks or mutual
<br />fundivi.
<br />- Form 1 099-MISC (,various types of income. prizes. awards, or gross
<br />proceeds).
<br />• Form 1099-NEC 11noremployep compensation).
<br />• Form 1099-8 (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other
<br />transactions by brokers).
<br />• Form 1 o99-S (proceeds from real estate, transactions),
<br />• Form 1 OQ9-K (merchant card and third -patty network transactioris).
<br />• Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest),
<br />and 1 098-T (tuition).
<br />- Form 1099-C (canceled debt).
<br />• Form 1099-A (acquisition or, abandonment of secured property).
<br />Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident
<br />alien), to provide your correct TIN.
<br />Caution: If you don't return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN. you
<br />might be subject to backup withholding See Met is back-up
<br />witIft1ding. later.
<br />By signing the filled -out form, you:
<br />1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct for you are waiting for a
<br />number to be issued);
<br />2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding: or
<br />3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt
<br />payee; and
<br />4. Certify to your non -foreign status for purposes of withholding under
<br />chapter 3 or 4 of the Code (if applicable); and
<br />5. Certify that FATCA codois) entered on this form (if any) indicating
<br />that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting is correct. See What Is
<br />FATCA Peportrig, later, for further information.
<br />Note: If you are a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other
<br />than Form W-9 to request your TIN. you must use the requester's form if
<br />it is substantially similar to this Form W-9-
<br />Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes. you are
<br />considered a U.S. person I' you are:
<br />- An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S, resident alien;
<br />- A partnership. corporation, company, or association created or
<br />organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States:
<br />• An estate (other than a foreign estate): or
<br />• A domestic trust f , as defined in Regulations section 3011701 -7).
<br />Establishing U.S. status for purposes of chapter 3 and chapter 4
<br />withholding. Payments made to foreign persons, including certain
<br />distributions, allocations of income, or transfers of sales proceeds. may
<br />be subject to withholding under chapter 3 or chapter 4 of the Code
<br />(sections 1441-147-1). Under those rules, if a Form W-9 or other
<br />certification of non -foreign status has not been received, a withholding
<br />agent. transferee, or partnership (payor) generally applies presumption
<br />rules that may require the payor to withhold applicable tax from the
<br />recipient, owner, transferor. or partner (paysei, See Pub. 515,
<br />Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities.
<br />The following persons must provide Form W-9 to the payor for
<br />purposes of establisting its non -foreign status.
<br />- In the case of a disregarded entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner
<br />of the disregarded entity and not the disregarded entity.
<br />• In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S. grantor or oti-#--r U.S, owner,
<br />generally, the U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and
<br />not the grantor trust-
<br />- In the case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust). the U.S. trust
<br />and not the beneficiaries of the trust.
<br />See Pub. 515 for more information on providing a Form W-9 or a
<br />certification of non -foreign status to avoid withholding.
<br />Kittitas County Agreement for Services (rev. 5/14/25)
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<br />Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a
<br />foreign bank that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person (under
<br />Regulations section 1. 1441 -1 (b)(2}ijv) or other applicable section for
<br />chapter 3 or 4 purpose.), do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the
<br />appropriate- Form W-8 or Form 8233 (See Pub. 515). If you are a
<br />qualified foreign pension fund under Regulations section 1.8970)-1 (d), or
<br />a partnership that is wholly owned by qualified foreign pension funds.
<br />that is treated as a non -foreign person for purposes of section 1445
<br />withholding. do not use Form W-9. Instead. use Form W-SEXP (or other
<br />certification of non -foreign, status).
<br />Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. G :ienerafly, only a
<br />nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce
<br />or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However. most tax
<br />treaties contain a provision known as a saving clause. Exceptions
<br />specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to
<br />continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise
<br />become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.
<br />If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception
<br />contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption
<br />from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement
<br />to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items.
<br />1. The treaty country. Generally. this must be the same treaty under
<br />which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.
<br />2. The treaty article addressing the income.
<br />1 The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the
<br />saving clause and its exceptions.
<br />4. rise type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption
<br />from tax.
<br />5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of
<br />the treaty article.
<br />Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an
<br />exemption from tax for scholarship income- received by a Chinese
<br />student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S, law, this
<br />student will become a resident t alien for tax purposes if their stay in the
<br />United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the
<br />first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the
<br />provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese
<br />student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese
<br />student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first
<br />protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exL lion from tax
<br />or, their scholarship or fellowship income would attach to can W-9 a
<br />statement that includes the information described above to support that
<br />exemption.
<br />If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the
<br />appropriate completed Form W-8 or Form 8233.
<br />Backup Withholding
<br />What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you
<br />must under certain conclitionswithhold and pay to the IRS 24% of such
<br />payments. This is called "backup withholding.' Payments that may be
<br />subject to backup withholding include, but are not limited to, interest.
<br />tax-exempt interest, dividends. broker and batter exchange
<br />transactions, rents, royalties, rionemployee pay, payments made in
<br />settlement of payment card and third -party netivork transactions. and
<br />certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions
<br />are not subject to backup withholdrig.
<br />You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive
<br />if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications,
<br />and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.
<br />Payrnents you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:
<br />I . You do not furnish your TIN to the requester:
<br />2. You do not certify your TIN when required !See the instructions for
<br />Part It for details;;
<br />3. The IRS lefts the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN;
<br />4. The IRS tels you that you are subject to backup withholding
<br />because you did net report all your interest and dividends on your tax
<br />return (for reportable interest and dividends only); or
<br />5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to
<br />backup withholding, as described in items 4 under 'By signing Iniefified-
<br />out form" above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened
<br />after 1983 only).
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