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- 1. Form (Rev. November 2005) W-9 Request for Taxpayer Give form to the requester. Do not Department of the Treasury Identification Number and Certification send to the IRS. Internal Revenue Service Name (as shown on your income tax return) See Specific Instructions on page 2. Business name, if different from above Print or type Individual/ Exempt from backup Corporation Partnership Other Check appropriate box: Sole proprietor withholding Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.) Requester’s name and address (optional) City, state, and ZIP code List account number(s) here (optional) Part I Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on Line 1 to avoid Social security number backup withholding. For individuals, this is your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident – – alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the Part I instructions on page 3. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN on page 3. or Note. If the account is in more than one name, see the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose Employer identification number number to enter. – Part II Certification Under penalties of perjury, I certify that: 1. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me), and 2. I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and 3. I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the Certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. (See the instructions on page 4.) Sign Signature of Here U.S. person Date Purpose of Form ● An individual who is a citizen or resident of the United A person who is required to file an information return with the States, IRS, must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number ● A partnership, corporation, company, or association (TIN) to report, for example, income paid to you, real estate created or organized in the United States or under the laws transactions, mortgage interest you paid, acquisition or of the United States, or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or ● Any estate (other than a foreign estate) or trust. See contributions you made to an IRA. Regulations sections 301.7701-6(a) and 7(a) for additional U.S. person. Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person information. (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN to the Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a person requesting it (the requester) and, when applicable, to: trade or business in the United States are generally required 1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are to pay a withholding tax on any foreign partners’ share of waiting for a number to be issued), income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a 2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or Form W-9 has not been received, a partnership is required to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the 3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a U.S. exempt payee. partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the In 3 above, if applicable, you are also certifying that as a United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income establish your U.S. status and avoid withholding on your from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the share of partnership income. withholding tax on foreign partners’ share of effectively connected income. The person who gives Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding Note. If a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to withholding on its allocable share of net income from the request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form if it is partnership conducting a trade or business in the United substantially similar to this Form W-9. States is in the following cases: For federal tax purposes, you are considered a person if you ● The U.S. owner of a disregarded entity and not the entity, are: Cat. No. 10231X Form W-9 (Rev. 11-2005)
- 2. Form W-9 (Rev. 11-2005) Page 2 ● The U.S. grantor or other owner of a grantor trust and not 3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an the trust, and incorrect TIN, ● The U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the 4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup beneficiaries of the trust. withholding because you did not report all your interest and Foreign person. If you are a foreign person, do not use dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 (see dividends only), or Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens 5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not and Foreign Entities). subject to backup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only). Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on withholding. See the instructions below and the separate certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9. provision known as a “saving clause.” Exceptions specified Also see Special rules regarding partnerships on page 1. in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the recipient Penalties has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes. Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an to a requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, and not to willful neglect. you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the Civil penalty for false information with respect to following five items: withholding. If you make a false statement with no 1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a are subject to a $500 penalty. nonresident alien. Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully 2. The treaty article addressing the income. falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to 3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment. contains the saving clause and its exceptions. Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in 4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil exemption from tax. and criminal penalties. 5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article. Specific Instructions Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty Name allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the If you are an individual, you must generally enter the name United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a shown on your income tax return. However, if you have resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United changed your last name, for instance, due to marriage States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of without informing the Social Security Administration of the the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, name change, enter your first name, the last name shown on 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply your social security card, and your new last name. even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of If the account is in joint names, list first, and then circle, the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this the name of the person or entity whose number you entered exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is in Part I of the form. relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on Sole proprietor. Enter your individual name as shown on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to your income tax return on the “Name” line. You may enter Form W-9 a statement that includes the information your business, trade, or “doing business as (DBA)” name on described above to support that exemption. the “Business name” line. If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity not subject Limited liability company (LLC). If you are a single-member to backup withholding, give the requester the appropriate LLC (including a foreign LLC with a domestic owner) that is completed Form W-8. disregarded as an entity separate from its owner under What is backup withholding? Persons making certain Treasury regulations section 301.7701-3, enter the owner’s payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and name on the “Name” line. Enter the LLC’s name on the pay to the IRS 28% of such payments (after December 31, “Business name” line. Check the appropriate box for your 2002). This is called “backup withholding.” Payments that filing status (sole proprietor, corporation, etc.), then check may be subject to backup withholding include interest, the box for “Other” and enter “LLC” in the space provided. dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, Other entities. Enter your business name as shown on royalties, nonemployee pay, and certain payments from required federal tax documents on the “Name” line. This fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not name should match the name shown on the charter or other subject to backup withholding. legal document creating the entity. You may enter any You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments business, trade, or DBA name on the “Business name” line. you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make Note. You are requested to check the appropriate box for the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest your status (individual/sole proprietor, corporation, etc.). and dividends on your tax return. Payments you receive will be subject to backup Exempt From Backup Withholding withholding if: If you are exempt, enter your name as described above and 1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester, check the appropriate box for your status, then check the 2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part “Exempt from backup withholding” box in the line following II instructions on page 4 for details), the business name, sign and date the form.
- 3. Form W-9 (Rev. 11-2005) Page 3 Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not Part I. Taxpayer Identification exempt from backup withholding. Corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, such as Number (TIN) interest and dividends. Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident Note. If you are exempt from backup withholding, you alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, should still complete this form to avoid possible erroneous your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number backup withholding. (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below. Exempt payees. Backup withholding is not required on any payments made to the following payees: If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN. However, the IRS prefers that 1. An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), you use your SSN. any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2), If you are a single-owner LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (see Limited liability company 2. The United States or any of its agencies or (LLC) on page 2), enter your SSN (or EIN, if you have one). If instrumentalities, the LLC is a corporation, partnership, etc., enter the entity’s 3. A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the EIN. United States, or any of their political subdivisions or Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of instrumentalities, name and TIN combinations. 4. A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities, or How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, 5. An international organization or any of its agencies or Application for a Social Security Card, from your local Social instrumentalities. Security Administration office or get this form online at Other payees that may be exempt from backup www.socialsecurity.gov. You may also get this form by withholding include: calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS 6. A corporation, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an 7. A foreign central bank of issue, ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification 8. A dealer in securities or commodities required to register Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/businesses and possession of the United States, clicking on Employer ID Numbers under Related Topics. You 9. A futures commission merchant registered with the can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by visiting Commodity Futures Trading Commission, www.irs.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). 10. A real estate investment trust, If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a 11. An entity registered at all times during the tax year TIN, write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN, sign and under the Investment Company Act of 1940, date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and 12. A common trust fund operated by a bank under dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect section 584(a), to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are 13. A financial institution, subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule 14. A middleman known in the investment community as a does not apply to other types of payments. You will be nominee or custodian, or subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you 15. A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or provide your TIN to the requester. described in section 4947. Note. Writing “Applied For” means that you have already The chart below shows types of payments that may be applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon. exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the Caution: A disregarded domestic entity that has a foreign exempt recipients listed above, 1 through 15. owner must use the appropriate Form W-8. IF the payment is for . . . THEN the payment is exempt for . . . Interest and dividend payments All exempt recipients except for 9 Broker transactions Exempt recipients 1 through 13. Also, a person registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 who regularly acts as a broker Barter exchange transactions Exempt recipients 1 through 5 and patronage dividends Payments over $600 required Generally, exempt recipients 2 to be reported and direct 1 through 7 sales over $5,000 1 1 See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions. 2 However, the following payments made to a corporation (including gross proceeds paid to an attorney under section 6045(f), even if the attorney is a corporation) and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys’ fees; and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.
- 4. Form W-9 (Rev. 11-2005) Page 4 Part II. Certification What Name and Number To Give the To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. Requester person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be For this type of account: Give name and SSN of: requested to sign by the withholding agent even if items 1, 4, and 5 below indicate otherwise. 1. Individual The individual For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in 2. Two or more individuals (joint The actual owner of the account Part I should sign (when required). Exempt recipients, see account) or, if combined funds, the first Exempt From Backup Withholding on page 2. individual on the account 1 Signature requirements. Complete the certification as 3. Custodian account of a minor The minor 2 indicated in 1 through 5 below. (Uniform Gift to Minors Act) 1 4. a. The usual revocable The grantor-trustee 1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts savings trust (grantor is opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered also trustee) active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you b. So-called trust account The actual owner 1 do not have to sign the certification. that is not a legal or valid 2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange trust under state law 3 accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts 5. Sole proprietorship or The owner considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the single-owner LLC certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are For this type of account: Give name and EIN of: subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing 3 6. Sole proprietorship or The owner your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 single-owner LLC in the certification before signing the form. 4 7. A valid trust, estate, or Legal entity 3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the pension trust certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification. 8. Corporate or LLC electing The corporation 4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but corporate status on Form you do not have to sign the certification unless you have 8832 been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. 9. Association, club, religious, The organization “Other payments” include payments made in the course of charitable, educational, or the requester’s trade or business for rents, royalties, goods other tax-exempt organization (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care 10. Partnership or multi-member The partnership services (including payments to corporations), payments to a LLC nonemployee for services, payments to certain fishing boat 11. A broker or registered The broker or nominee crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to nominee attorneys (including payments to corporations). 12. Account with the Department The public entity of Agriculture in the name of 5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or a public entity (such as a abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, state or local government, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), school district, or prison) that IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or receives agricultural program distributions, and pension distributions. You must give payments your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification. 1 List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished. 2 Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s SSN. 3 You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or “DBA” name on the second name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one). If you are a sole proprietor, IRS encourages you to use your SSN. 4 List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.) Also see Special rules regarding partnerships on page 1. Note. If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed. Privacy Act Notice Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons who must file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, and certain other income paid to you, mortgage interest you paid, the acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA, or Archer MSA or HSA. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions to carry out their tax laws. We may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Payers must generally withhold 28% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.