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Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)
<br />Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup 0111holding.
<br />See Exempl payee code, fader, and the separate instructions for the
<br />Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
<br />See also Establishing U.S. status for purposes of chapter3 and
<br />chapter withholding, earlier.
<br />What Is FATCA Reporting?
<br />The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a
<br />participating foreign financial institution to report all U.S. account.
<br />holders that are specified U.S. persons. Certain payees are exempt from
<br />FATCA reporting. See Exemption front FATCA reporting code. later, and
<br />the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
<br />Updating Your Information
<br />You must provide updated information to any person to whom you
<br />claimed to be an exempt payee H you are no longer an exempt payee
<br />and anlicipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this
<br />person. For example, You may neck to provide updated informaflan if
<br />you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation. or if you are
<br />no longer tax exempt In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-g if
<br />the name or TiN changes for the account, for example. if the grantor of a
<br />grantor trust dies.
<br />Penalties
<br />Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your canect TIN to a
<br />requester. you are subject to a penalty of S50 for each such failure
<br />unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
<br />Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you
<br />make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no
<br />backup withholding, you are subject to a S500 penalty.
<br />Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying
<br />certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties
<br />including fines and/or imprisonment.
<br />Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of
<br />federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
<br />Specific Instructions
<br />Line 1
<br />You must enter one of the fallowing on this line; do not leave this line
<br />blank. The name should match the name on your tax return_
<br />If this Form W-9 is lot a joint account (other than an account
<br />maintained by a foreign financial institution ff ijj. Irst first, and then
<br />circle. The name of the person or entity whose number you entered in
<br />Part I of Form W-9. If you are providing Form W-9 to an FF1 to document
<br />a joint account, each holder of the account that is a U.S. person must
<br />provide a Form W-9.
<br />• Individual. Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. It you
<br />have changed your Iasl name without informing the Social Security
<br />Administration (SSA) of the name change. enter your first name. the last
<br />name as shown on your social security card, and your new fast name.
<br />Note for MN applicant Enter your individual name as d was entered
<br />on your Form W-7 application, line la_ This should also be th,?, same as
<br />the name you entered on the Form 1040 you bled with your application.
<br />• Sole proprietor. Enter your individual name as shown on your Form
<br />1040 on line 1. Enter your business, trade, or "doing business as" (DBA)
<br />name on line 2.
<br />• Partnership, C corporation, S corporation, or LLC. other than a
<br />disregarded entity. Enter the entity's name as sWvm on The entity's tax
<br />return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
<br />• Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax
<br />documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the
<br />charter or other legal document creating the entity. Enter any business,
<br />trade, or DBA name on line 2.
<br />• Disregarded entity. In general, a business entity that has a single
<br />owner, including an LLC, and is not a corporation, is disregarded as an
<br />entity separate from its owner (a disregarded entity). See Regulations
<br />section 301,7741-2(cK2). A disregarded entity should check the
<br />appopriate box for the tax classification of its owner. Enter the awmers
<br />name on line 1. The name of the owner entered on line 1 should newer
<br />be a disregarded entity. The name on line t should be the name shown
<br />on the income tax relum on Mitch the urcome shoutd be reported. For
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<br />example, if a foreign LLC that is (mated as a disregarded entity [Of U-S.
<br />federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person. the U.S.
<br />owner's name is required to be provided an line 1. II the direct owner of
<br />the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the firsi owner that s not
<br />disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity's
<br />name on line 2. If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person,
<br />the owner must tomplete an appropriate Form %V-S instead of a Form
<br />W-9. This is the case even it the foreign person has a U.S. TIN,
<br />Line 2
<br />if you have a business name, trade name. D13A name, or disregarded
<br />entity name, enter it on line 2.
<br />Line 3a
<br />Check the appropriate box online 3a for the U.S. federal tax
<br />classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Ctteck only
<br />one box on line 3a.
<br />IF the entitylndividual on line f
<br />THEN check the box for.. -
<br />is a(n) ...
<br />• Corporation
<br />Corporation.
<br />• Individual or
<br />Indviduallsole proprietor.
<br />• Sole proprietorship
<br />• LLC classified as a partnership
<br />Limited rrabi ity company and
<br />for U.S. federal tax purposes or
<br />enter the appropriate tax
<br />• LLC that has filed Form 8832 or
<br />classification:
<br />2553 electing to be taxed as a
<br />P = Partnership,
<br />corporation
<br />C = C corporation, or
<br />S = S corporation.
<br />• Partnership
<br />partnership.
<br />• TrusUestate
<br />Trust/estate.
<br />Line 3b
<br />Check this box if you are a partnership (ncludmg an LLC classified as a
<br />partnershp for U.S. federal tax purposes), trust. or estate that has any
<br />foreign partners, owners, or beneficiaries. and you are providing this
<br />form to a partnership. trust or estate, in which you have an ownership
<br />interest You must check the box on line 3b it you rec=ive a Form W-8
<br />(or documentary evidence) Irom any partner. ovmef, or beneficiary
<br />establishing foreign status or if you receive a Form W-9 from any
<br />partner, owner, or beneficiary that has checked the box on fine 3b.
<br />Note: A parmembp that provides a Form W-9 and checks box 3b may
<br />be required to complete Schedules K-2 and K-3 (Form 1065), Far more
<br />information, see the Partnership Instructions for Schedules K-2 and K.3
<br />(Form 1065).
<br />If you are required to complete line 3b brie fait to do so. you may not
<br />receive the in(ormation necessary to file a correct rnformation return with
<br />the IRS or furnish a correct payee statement to your partners or
<br />beneficiaries. See, for example, sections 6696, 6722. and 6724 for
<br />penalties that may apply.
<br />Line 4 Exemptions
<br />If you are exempt from backup wMtolding and/or FATCA reporting.
<br />enter in the appropriate space on line a any code(s) that may apply to
<br />you.
<br />Exempt payee code.
<br />• Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from
<br />backup withholding.
<br />• 5xcepI as provided below, co rpo rations are exempt From backup
<br />withholding for certain payments, including interest and dnridends.
<br />• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments
<br />made in settlement of payment card or third -party network transachorts_
<br />• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding wnlh respect to
<br />attomeys' fees or gross proceeds paid to attorneys. and corporations
<br />that provide medical or health care services are not exempt with respect
<br />to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC.
<br />The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup
<br />withholding. Enter the appropriate code in the space on line 4.
<br />1—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a). any IRA, or
<br />a custodial account under section 403(bK7) if lh-- account satisfies the
<br />requirements of section 401(f)(2).
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