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Certify your taxpayer ID (W-9)
Give a payer your taxpayer identification number so they can report what they pay you.
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Take your timeWe are not a government agency. We help you understand and prepare. Give the completed W-9 to the person or business that asked for it (the payer). Do not send it to the IRS.
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