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Plqe 2Form W-9 (Rev.3'2024) <br />must oblain your correcl laxpayer identification number fflN)' which <br />may be your social securitJ numbw (SSNi. individual lalpayer <br />identndtion nurnber ({flN}. adoption taxpayer identiftcation number <br />(ATIN), or employer identitication number (ElN). to report on an <br />information retum lhe amount paid to you, or other arltount reportabl€ <br />on an information retum. €xamples of information refurns include, bttt <br />are not limited to, the following. <br />' Form 1099-lNT {interest eamed or paid). <br />. Form 1099-DlV (dividends. including those from stocks or nrutual <br />{unds). <br />. Form 1099-MISC (various types o{ income. prizes. avrards. or gross <br />proceeds). <br />' Form 1099-NEC {nonemployee compensation). <br />. Fornr 1 099-8 (stock or mutual fund sales and certain olher <br />transactions by brokers). <br />. Form 1099-5 (proceeds from real eslale transactions). <br />. Form 1099-K (merchant card and third-party nehvork transactions). <br />. Form 1098 (home rnortgage interest), 1098-E {student loan interesl), <br />and 1098-T (tuition). <br />. Form 1099-C (canceled debt). <br />. Form 1 099-4 {acquisition or abandonment of secured property)' <br />Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person $ncluding a resident <br />alien), to provide your conect TlN. <br />Caulion: lf you don't retum Form W-9 to fie requester v/ith a TIN' you <br />might be subiect to backup withholding. See lVhal rs bacftup <br />withholding. later. <br />By signing the {illed-out forrrl, you: <br />'1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is conect {or you are rvaiting for a <br />numb€r to be issued); <br />2. Certify that you are not subiecl to backrp w'ithholding; or <br />3. Claim exemption from backup withholding il you a.e a U.S' exempt <br />payee; and <br />4. Certify to your non-foreign Gtatus for pugoses of rvilhholding under <br />chapter 3 or { of the Code {if applicable}: ard <br />5. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this fonn ff any) indicating <br />lhat you aie exempt trom the FATCA reporting is correct' Se€ Whaf /s <br />FATCA Repofting, laler. for further information. <br />Note: lf you are a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other <br />than Form W-9 to request your TlN. you must use lhe requestefs 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 rt You are: <br />. An individual vJho is a U.S. citizen or U.S. r€sident alien: <br />. A parlnership, corporation. company. or asgociation created or <br />orginized in the United States or under the laws of the United States; <br />. An estate (other than a loreign estatel; ot <br />. A domestic trust {as defined in Regulations zeclion 301 .77Q1'71' <br />Establishing U.S. statrtg for purposes of chapter 3 and chapter 4 <br />withholdinq-. Payments made lo foreign p€rsns. including certain <br />distribution!, all6calions of income, oi transfers of sales proceeds. may <br />be subject lo withholding under chapter 3 or chapter 4 of the Code <br />(sections 1 4 4 1 -'l 47 4). Under those rules, if a Form W-9 or olher <br />certification of non-foreign status has not be€n received, a wilhholdittg <br />agent, trcnsferee, or par{irership (payor} generally applies presumption <br />rules that may require th€ Payor to vrithhold applicable tax from the <br />recipient, o'rner, transferor. or Partner {.payeel See Puq. 51.5' <br />Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities. <br />The following persons must provide Form Yy'-9 to the payor for <br />purposes of establishing its non-foreign stattts. <br />' ln the case of a disregarded entity l'rith a U.S. orvner. lhe U.S. owner <br />of the disregarded entity and not the disregarded enlit)'. <br />o ln the case of a grantor trust wilh a U.S. granlor or other U.S. ol'rner, <br />generally. the U.S:grantor or other U.S. o'.vner o{ the grantor trust and <br />not the grantor trust. <br />. ln the case of a U.S. trust {other than a grantor trusl}, the U.S" trust <br />and not lhe beneficiaries of tlre trust. <br />See Pub. 515 for more information on providing a Form W-9 or a <br />certification of non-foreign status tc avoid withholding' <br />Foreinn oe rson. l{ vou are a foreiqn p€rson or the U.S. bnnch ol a <br />toreigi b'ank that hds etecled to te Gated as a U.S. parson (under <br />Req;iafons gection 1.f a41-1p]{2{iv} or other applicaHe seclion ior <br />chipter 3 or 4 purposesl, do not use Fofin W-9. lmtead, use the <br />aopmoriale Form w-8 or Form 823i! {see Pub- 515}. lf you are a <br />clitified toreiqn p€nsion fund under Begulations seclion 1.897(l)-1(d), or <br />a' partnerslip inai is rvholly owned by q-alified toregn-pension tunds' <br />thal is tteated as a non-foreign person for purposes of section 1445 <br />withholding, do not use Fon; W-9. lnstead. use Form I{-8EXP (or other <br />certifaation of non{or€ign sta{us}. <br />llonresident alien who becomes a resident alien- Gerrerally' only a <br />nonresident alien individual rnay use lfie terrns of a tax lreaty to reduca <br />or eliminate U.S, tax on certain types of incorne. However, most tax <br />lreatiss contain a provision known as a saving chuse. Exceptions <br />soecified in lhe savinq clause may p€rmit an exemption from lax to <br />cbntrnue for certain tybes of incomb even after lhe payee has otherwise <br />become a U.S. resident alien for tax purPoses. <br />lf vou ara a U.S. r€sident alien who is relying on an €xc€ption <br />contained in the saving claus€ o{ a tax lreaty to claim an exemplion <br />from U-S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a slatement <br />to Form W-9 that specifies the {ollo.'ring five iterne. <br />1. The treaty coun!ry. Generally, this must bo the same treaty und€r <br />which you claimed ex6mption from tax as a nonresident ali€n. <br />2. The treaty ariicle addressing the income. <br />3. The aiicle rrurnber {or lccation) in the tax treaty that contains dl6 <br />saving clause and its excePtions, <br />4. The type and amount of income that qualifi$ for the exemption <br />{rom lax. <br />5. Sufficienl facts lo iusfify the exernption lrom tax under the lerms of <br />lhe treaty anicle. <br />Examole. Article 2O of lhe U.S.$hina inc,ome tax Seaty allows an <br />exemptiin from tax for scholarship income received by a C-hhese <br />student temporarily present in theUnited Slates- Lrndar U'S' Naw, lhis <br />student will beconie a resident dien foc tax purposes if their slay in the <br />United States exceeds 5 calendar years. Ho'we'*er. paragraph ? ol the <br />first Protocol lo the U.S.-China treity {daled AFtl 30. 198'l) allows the <br />provisions of Article 20 to continue tb appty even after the-Chinese <br />student becomes a resident alien ol the Unitad States' A Chinese <br />stud€nt v/ho qualifies for this exception {under paragraph 2 of the first <br />Protocol) and is relvinq on ihis exception to cfuim an exemption from lax <br />on their icholarshii olfellowsnip hiome would attach to Form W-9 a <br />slalement that inciudes the infonnation described above to support that <br />exemption. <br />ll vou are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give lhe request€r the <br />appiopriate completed Form W-8 or Form 5233. <br />Backup Withholding <br />What is backup withholding? Persons making cedain payments lo you <br />must uncler ceriain conditionl withhold and pay to the IRS z4% of such <br />Davments. This is called "backup Trithholding." Payments that may be <br />lu6iect to backup withholding include. but are not limited to. interest. <br />tax-exempt interest, dividends. broker and barter exchange <br />iiansactions, renis, royalties, nonemptoyee pay. payments made in <br />eettl€menl of paymeni card and lhird'parly network lransactions, and <br />cerlain payments from fislring boat opetators- Real estate lransactions <br />are not subiect to backup withttolding. <br />You will not be subiect to backup withholding on paynrents yo-u receive <br />i{ you qive the requesier your correct T!N. make the proper certifications' <br />ariU report all your taxable interest and dividends on your ta\ retum' <br />Paynrents you receive witl be subject to backr-p withholding il: <br />1. You do not fumish your TIN to the re{$Jfftec <br />2. You do not certify yourTlN yrhen required {see the inslnrclions for <br />Part ll for detailsh <br />3. The IRS l€lls the requester that you furnished an incone€t TIN; <br />4. The IRS tells you that you are subiect to backup withholding <br />because you did not repott all ya{r iritersst atHC dividends on your tax <br />relum for r€portable interest and dividends onlyi; or <br />5. You do nol certify to the tequester lhat you are-not- subiect to^.. <br />backup withholding, is described in item 4 under "By sigmng the filed' <br />out foim" above (fdr reportable lnterest and dividefld accounts opened <br />after I 983 only). <br />Kittitas County Agreement for Services (rev.5/t4/25) <br />Page L7 of 22