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Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)
<br />must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (171N), which
<br />may be your social security number MN). individual taxpayer
<br />identification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number
<br />(ATIIV), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an
<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 foflawfng.
<br />• Font 1099-tNT (interest earned or paid).
<br />• Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual
<br />furds).
<br />• Form I099-MISC (various types of income. prizes. awards, or gross
<br />proceeds).
<br />• Form 1099-NEG (nonemployea compensation).
<br />■ Form io99-6 (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other
<br />transactions by brokers).
<br />• Form TMS (proceeds from real estate transactions).
<br />■ Form 1099-K (merchant card and third-parly network transactions).
<br />• Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E {student loan interest),
<br />and 1098-T (tuition).
<br />• Form 1099-0 (canceled debt).
<br />• Form I099-A (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 correct TIN.
<br />Caution: if you don't return Farm W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you
<br />might be subject to backup withholding. See What is backup
<br />withhoddfrrg, later.
<br />By signing the filled -out form, you;
<br />1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or 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 a of the Code tit applicable); and
<br />5. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered an this form lit any) indicating
<br />that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting Is correct_ See Whef Is
<br />FATCA Reporting, 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 it 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 €aws of the United States:
<br />• An estate (other than a foreign estate); or
<br />• A domestic trml (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-71•
<br />Establishing U.S. status for purposes of chapter 3 and chapter 4
<br />withholding. Payments made to foreign persons, including certain
<br />distribubons, 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 t441-1474). Under those rules, ri 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 />ruWs that may require the payer to withhold applicable tax from the
<br />recipient, owner, transferor, or partner (payse), Sae Pub. 515,
<br />Withholding of Tax on [Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities.
<br />Time following persons must provide Form W-9 to the payer for
<br />purposes of establishing its non -foreign status.
<br />• In time 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 other 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 morn information on providing a Form W-9 cr a
<br />certification of non -foreign status to avoid withholding.
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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)(v) or other applicable section for
<br />chapter 3 or 4 purposes), do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the
<br />appropriate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Pub. 515). It 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 1a45
<br />withholding, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use Farm W-86XP (or other
<br />certification of non -foreign status).
<br />Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally. only a
<br />nonresident atien individual may use the tcrms 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 saying clause may permit an exemption from tax to
<br />continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise
<br />became 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 />The treaty article addressing the income.
<br />3. The arlida number (of location) in the tax treaty that contains the
<br />saving clause and its exceptions.
<br />4. The 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 terns of
<br />the treaty article.
<br />Example. Ardc€e 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 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 />provisuons 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 qualities for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first
<br />Protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax
<br />on their scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form 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, gtva the requester the
<br />appropriate completed Form W-a or Form 8233.
<br />Backup Withholding
<br />Vithat is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you
<br />must under certain conditions withhold 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, dMdends, broker and barter exchange
<br />transactions, rents, royalties. mnempfoyee pay, payments made in
<br />settlement of payment card and third -party network transactions, and
<br />certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions
<br />are not subject to backup withholding.
<br />You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive
<br />9 you give the requester your correct TIN. make the proper ces ficalions,
<br />and report ail your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.
<br />payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if;
<br />1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester.
<br />2. You do not certify your TIN when required {see The 6sdructions for
<br />Part II for details):
<br />3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,-
<br />4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding
<br />because you did not 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 item 4 under "Ay signing the filled -
<br />out form" above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened
<br />after 1983 only).
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