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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number to Give the Payer. The taxpayer identification number for an individual is the individual's Social Security number. Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: e.g., 000-00-0000. The taxpayer identification number for an entity is the entity's Employer Identification number. Employer Identification numbers have nine digits separated by only one hyphen: e.g., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the number to give the payer.
For this type of account: | Give the SOCIAL SECURITY number of: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | An individual's account | The individual | ||||
| 2. | Two or more individuals (joint account) | The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account(1) | ||||
| 3. | Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act) | The minor(2) | ||||
| 4. | a. | The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee) | The grantor-trustee(1) | |||
| b. | So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law | The actual owner(1) | ||||
| 5. | Sole proprietorship or single-owner LLC owned by an individual | The owner(3) | ||||
For this type of account: | Give the EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION number of: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Single-owner LLC account not owned by an individual | The owner(3) | ||||
| 7. | A valid trust, estate or pension trust | The legal entity(4) | ||||
| 8. | Corporate account or LLC electing corporate status on form 8832 account | The corporation | ||||
| 9. | Association, club, religious, charitable, educational or other tax-exempt organization account | The organization | ||||
| 10. | Partnership or multiple-member LLC | The partnership | ||||
| 11. | A broker or registered nominee | The broker or nominee | ||||
| 12. | Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments | The public entity | ||||
- (1)
- List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has a Social Security number, that person's number must be furnished.
- (2)
- Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's Social Security number.
- (3)
- You must show the name of the individual. The name of the business or the "doing business as" name may also be entered. Either the Social Security number or the Employer Identification number may be used, but the IRS encourages use of the Social Security number.
- (4)
- List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate or pension trust. Do not furnish the identifying number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.
NOTE: IF NO NAME IS CIRCLED WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE NAME, THE NUMBER WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE THAT OF THE FIRST NAME LISTED.
GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
Section References Are To The Internal Revenue Code.
Obtaining a Number
If you do not have a taxpayer identification number or you do not know your number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card (for individuals), or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number (for businesses and all other entities), at the local office of the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and apply for a number.
To complete the Substitute Form W-9, if you do not have a taxpayer identification number, write "Applied For" in the space for the taxpayer identification number in Part 1, sign and date the Form, and give it to the requester. If the requester does not receive your taxpayer identification number within 60 days, backup withholding, if applicable, will begin and will continue until you furnish your taxpayer identification number to the requester.
Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding
For certain payees, exemptions from backup withholding apply and no information reporting is required. For interest, all payees listed below are exempt except item (9). For broker transactions, payees listed in (1) through (13) and a person registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 who regularly acts as a broker are exempt.
- (1)
- A corporation.
- (2)
- An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), or an individual retirement plan ("IRA"), or a custodial account under 403(b)(7), if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2).
- (3)
- The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
- (4)
- A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities.
- (5)
- A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities.
- (6)
- An international organization or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
- (7)
- A foreign central bank of issue.
- (8)
- A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States.
- (9)
- A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- (10)
- A real estate investment trust.
- (11)
- An entity registered at all times during the year under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- (12)
- A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).
- (13)
- A financial institution.
- (14)
- A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian.
- (15)
- A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.
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Payments that are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup withholding. For details see sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049, 6050A and 6050N, and the treasury regulations under those sections.
EXEMPT PAYEES DESCRIBED ABOVE SHOULD PROVIDE A SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 TO AVOID POSSIBLE ERRONEOUS BACKUP WITHHOLDING. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER; FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; INDICATE THAT YOU ARE EXEMPT ON THE FACE OF THE FORM, SIGN AND DATE THE FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER. IF YOU ARE A NON-RESIDENT ALIEN OR A FOREIGN ENTITY NOT SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING, FILE WITH PAYER THE APPROPRIATE COMPLETED INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM W-8 (OR SUCCESSOR FORM).
Privacy Act Notice
Section 6109 requires you to give your correct taxpayer identification number 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. 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, and the District of Columbia to carry out their tax laws. The IRS may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, or to federal and state agencies to enforce federal non-tax criminal laws and to combat terrorism.
You must provide your taxpayer identification number whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Payers must generally withhold (currently at a rate of 28%) on taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.
Penalties
- (1)
- Penalty for Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number. If you fail to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
- (2)
- Civil Penalty for False Information with respect to Withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis which results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.
- (3)
- Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information. Falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
- (4)
- Misuse of Taxpayer Identification Numbers. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9