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Form W-9 (Rev. 11-2017)
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Privacy Act Notice
The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the
IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask
Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your
taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access
correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to
information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.
file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or
If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS,
certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the
forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse
acquisition or abandonment of secured property; the cancellation of
of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector
debt; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer MSA, or HSA. The
General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can
person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file
forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at
information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information.
spam@uce.gov or report them at You can
Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of
contact the FTC at or 877-IDTHEFT (877-438-4338).
Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of
If you have been the victim of identity theft, see
Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and possessions for use in
and Pub. 5027.
administering their laws. The information also may be disclosed to other
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countries under a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil
how to reduce your risk.
and 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. Under section 3406, payers
must generally withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividend, and
certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer.
Certain penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent
information.