As a small-business owner, you may be thinking about outsourcing work to save time and expand your services. Before taking this step, make sure you ask contractors or companies to fill out a W-9 form.

Tax Reporting Requirements Form W-8 helps foreign individuals and businesses certify their eligibility for tax rate reductions or withholding exemptions under applicable tax treaties on U.S.-sourced ...

ROCK HILL, SC / ACCESSWIRE / April 6, 2023 / Requesting and gathering information from vendors and independent contractors is a crucial part of a business's IRS filing process. However, it is a part ...

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) can have one of several classification types for the purpose of federal tax treatment. Some LLC classification types require the members of the LLC to elect its tax ...

What Is Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Certification? Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Certification, is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. In March 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unveiled a revised version ...

Kelly Phillips Erb is a Forbes senior writer who covers tax. You should be fine. Here's why. A form W-9 is used to provide your taxpayer identification number (such as your Social Security Number (SSN ...

IRS forms W-8 and W-9 serve distinct purposes in the tax system and are used by different groups to fulfill their tax obligations. A W-8 form is typically required ...

If you have a business, you may need to fill out IRS Form W-9 Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect ...