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Forth W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)
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<br />Certain payees codger. and the septs are arate nstructians forth n9
<br />See Exempt payee
<br />Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
<br />See also Establishing U.S. status forpurposes of chaptsr3 and
<br />chapter 4 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 from FATCA reporting code. later, and
<br />She 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 ff you are no longer an exempt payee
<br />and anticipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this
<br />person. For example, you may need to provide updated information 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-9 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 T1N, if you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a
<br />requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such fagure
<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. Wi5fully Falsifying
<br />certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties
<br />including fines and/or imprisonmenL
<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 following on this line; do not leave this line
<br />blank. The name should match the name an your tax retum.
<br />If this Form W-9 is for a joint account (other than an account
<br />maintained by a Foreign ffnancial institution jFFI)), list 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 FFS 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. If you
<br />have changed your last name without informing the Social Security
<br />Administration {SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last
<br />name as shown an your social security card, and your new last name.
<br />Note for MN applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered
<br />on your Form W-7 application, fine 1 a. This should also be the 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 shown on the entity's tax
<br />return an line 1 and any business, trade, or f79A name on line 2.
<br />• Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax
<br />documents on fine 1. This name should match the name shown on the
<br />charter or other legal document creating the entity. Enter amy 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). Sae Regulations
<br />section 301.7701-2(c)(2). A disregarded entity should check the
<br />appropriate box far the tax classification of its owner. Enter the owner's
<br />name on sine 1. The name of the owner entered on line 1 should never
<br />be a disregarded entity. The name on fine i should be the name shown
<br />a the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For
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<br />example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S.
<br />federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person. the U.S.
<br />owrmes name is required to be provided on line 1. If the direct owner of
<br />the entity is also a disregarded entity, ender the first owner that is not
<br />disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entityr's
<br />name on fine 2. If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person,
<br />the owner must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form
<br />W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.
<br />Line 2
<br />if you have a business name, trade name, DBA name. or disregarded
<br />entity name, enter it on line 2.
<br />Line 3a
<br />Check the appropriate box on line 3a for the U.S. federal tax
<br />classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only
<br />nnp box on line 3a.
<br />IF the entityrnndividual on line 1
<br />is a(n) ...
<br />• Corporation
<br />THEN check the box for ...
<br />Corporation.
<br />• Individual or
<br />Individual/sole proprietor.
<br />• Sole proprietorship
<br />• LLC classified as a partnership
<br />Limited liability company and
<br />for U.S. federal tax purposes or
<br />enter the appropriate tax
<br />• LLC that has filed Forth 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 />+ Trustlestate
<br />Trust/estate.
<br />Line 3b
<br />Check this box if you are a partnership (including an LLC classified as a
<br />partnership 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, as- estate, in which you have an ownership
<br />into resL You must check the box on fine 3b it you receive a Form W-8
<br />(or documentary evidence) from any partner, owner, or beneficiary
<br />establishing foreign status or if you receive a Form W9 from any
<br />partner, owner. or beneficiary that has checked the box on line 3b.
<br />Note: A partnership that provides a Form W-9 and checks box 3b may
<br />be required to complete Schedules K-2 and K•3 (Form 1 o65). For mare
<br />information, see the Partnership Instructions for Schedules K-2 and K-3
<br />(Form 1065).
<br />If You are required to complete fine 3b but fail to do so, you may not
<br />receive the information necessary to file a correct information return with
<br />the IRS or fumish a correct payee statement to your partners or
<br />beneficiaries. See, for example, sections 6698. 6722. and 6724 for
<br />penalties that may apply.
<br />Line 4 Exemptions
<br />I you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting.
<br />enter in the appropriate space on line 4 any code(s) that may apply to
<br />you.
<br />Exempt payee code.
<br />• Generally, individuals f ncludirx3 sole proprietors) are not exempt from
<br />backup withholding.
<br />• Except as provided below, corporations are exempt from backup
<br />withholding for certain payments, including interest and dividends.
<br />• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments
<br />made in settlement of payment card or third -party nehvork transactions.
<br />• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding with respect to
<br />attameys' 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-MISO.
<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(b)(7) if the account satisfies the
<br />requirements of section 401(f)(2).
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