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<br />The person ,who sires Fom: W-q to the ponnelship for purposes
<br />, of
<br />establishing it, U.S. status and a"Olong, withnolding on its aUOOahle
<br />sharts of net income - tram: the partnership Conducting a trade Of business
<br />in the United States is in Vie joilowing cases
<br />'rhe U.S. w;ner, of a disregarded thirty and not the entity,
<br />The U E grantor or other 0,,r%r of a grantor trust and not the trust
<br />and
<br />- The 1.11 trust (other then a grar4or trust) and riot the beneficiaries of
<br />the trust
<br />Foreign person. if you are a lore gn person do not use Form r9
<br />instead
<br />Withholding of Tax on Nonresident kions and Foreign Entities)
<br />Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien, rensira ly. only a
<br />nonrc q,d6rit alien indi _iclual may Use the terms of a tax treaty it, reduce
<br />Or eliminate U S fax on certain typeis CA income, l4owevoi, most tax
<br />treaties Contain a pro,irron knova) as a S2,`iog clause' Exceptions
<br />specked ,n the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to
<br />continue for certain types of:ncome oven after the payee has otherwise
<br />become a U-5. resident alien for tax polpos,%
<br />If you are a J.S. resident vien ,,,,no is relynq on an exception
<br />conaned a i the saving clause of a tax treaty 10 claim an exemption
<br />from L; S tax On certain types of income, you must attach a statement
<br />10 Form W 9 that specifies ins folloving five items
<br />1 The treat,{ country. Genoeally, this must be in* same front ' v under
<br />W-0ch pOu da m0d OX401,01ion from tax as a nor esideim alien
<br />2 The ir eat,l article addressing the nopme.
<br />3 The article number for locatom in the lax treaty that conlit'ns it*
<br />`swan' clase and its exception,
<br />4 The type and amount of income that qualities lot the exemption
<br />from tax
<br />5 $uffislerrl fDVs 10 Justify the OxWnPhOri iron'. tax under the leans of
<br />If* treaty article
<br />Example, Arlicift 20 of the U.S -china Income lax treaty allov,s an
<br />exemption from tax for s(mclarshp "corif, rerel,od by a Chinese
<br />student Uimporanly present in the "led States Under U S iaw. this
<br />slucleril w0l become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in
<br />the Liniled States exceeds 5 calendar years However, paragraph 2 bill
<br />the fiMI Protocol to it* U S - 2hmii treat,, icbil6d ApnI 30 1984} allcvvS
<br />the provisions, of �Vticiq 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese
<br />,student becomes a resident alien of the United States A Chinese
<br />student Who quaimes for this except On ;under paragraph " of irlo first
<br />pr olocr* and is rolying on this exception to olaim, an axemptioli from, lair
<br />on his or her scholarsNp or tello,,,stip income would attach to Form
<br />W-9 a statement that loclUceir the infolm'J.11on described I:>
<br />a 0,, to
<br />support that oxemphon
<br />It you are a ri.onres,dPrit alien or a foreign entity flat subject to backup
<br />vy1liholding, give fix- requester the appropriate completed F am) 'W 6
<br />What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payrrients to you
<br />most under cerlGrn Conditiritrt eo,thlidd and pay to lhr, IRS a percentage
<br />of such payments This is called backup withhoidag Payments that
<br />may be subject to backup withholding 1111JUdO grTelest, taX-61XWT`iPI
<br />interest, dividends, broker and hailer exchange transactions, rents.
<br />royalties, rionemployee, pay and certain payments from fishing boat
<br />operators Real estate transactions are not subject to backup
<br />withholding.
<br />You will not be subject to bacupwithholding on payments you
<br />re,Aivt it ,ou give the rocluester your coned TIN make the proper
<br />cet'rifications, and report all your taxable inlerolit and di wdends ori your
<br />tax p9lutin
<br />Payments you receive will be subject to backup
<br />withholding if.
<br />I You do riot furnish your TIN to the recptsstw.
<br />2 You do not certify yout TIN ,when towit4d is" the Part 11
<br />instructions on page, 3 for details,
<br />3 The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN
<br />4 The IRS tells you that you are subtect to backup withholding
<br />because you did not report all your interest and diiidends on your tax
<br />Wuar) (for reportable interest ann diocionds, only; Or
<br />5 You do not certify to this requester that YOU are not sub;ed to
<br />backup wittiholdrig undo, 4 at)o,e froy reportable interest and d vidfino
<br />accounts Opened after 1983 only��
<br />Certain Payees arld rn payments are exempt from ttackuP vvArrhodirg
<br />,' ee Inc- rnrslrucfione below and this separate ln,3trC;ctlons jot the
<br />Requester of Form W,9
<br />k5O see. SfWral jisti65 onpage 1.
<br />Updating Your Information
<br />YOU must vo,hdevpdalfid information to any person to ,hram you
<br />cla,m6d to be an exempt Payee it you are no iongep anexempt payee
<br />and anticipate receiviri,) reportable payments in the fulure ficri this
<br />Wsiarl For example You may need to provide updated information it
<br />YOU are 3 C COWt alKV that elects to be at; S corpolation or if you r7 ks
<br />lori;6r are tax exempt In addition you must furnish a nev Form W-9 if
<br />the name or TIN changes lot the account for example, If the grantor of a
<br />grantor trust dies
<br />Penalties
<br />Failure to furnish TIN, If you fail to fwnish your correct TIN to a
<br />N)QU,-S!6f. YOp are *UbJOCI ha ponafty of S50 for each such failure
<br />unless Your failure ;s due to reasonable cause and riot tcimleul nagit't
<br />Civil penalty for false allorniation with respect to wilItholding, 11 you
<br />Make a false stat6triont with no reaspriitil& hass that results in no
<br />backup ,withholding, you are subject to a WO P,,naily.
<br />Criminal penalty for falsifying falsifying
<br />Certifications of affzl,uQt1Oh5 may subject ;eau to criminal penalties
<br />md'Ang f'-'its and ormiW,sooment
<br />Misuse of TINS. 11 the requester discloses Of Uses TINS in violation Of
<br />federal 'avv the requester may be subject to ci•:il and criminal Penalties
<br />Specific Instructions
<br />Name
<br />f1 You are all Individual you must generally enter the name shown On
<br />vou, incorrie tax return Hoae,. or, it you have changed your last name,
<br />for Instance due to marriage vithout informing the BOCIW' S6rLIrItr`
<br />Admi,niMranon of V,,6 name change, enter your first name the last name,
<br />nho,len on Your social socuntycara andyoUt new last name
<br />11 lhwacc-ounl is in to tit names_ list first and then [role the name of
<br />the pefsor, or witit, you 6nifited in Part I of the Jana
<br />Solo proprietor. Enlar your ind-owal name as shown or, you, income
<br />tax return on the,' Name I!no You may enter vour business. trade of
<br />doing business as iDBA,,. name on the 'Bw;r
<br />name disregarded
<br />entity name line
<br />Partnership, C Corporation, of S Corporation. Enter Me entity's name
<br />on the Name line and any , business trade, Or "doing business as
<br />iDBAt rame! or. this 'Business name?dsr,,)aroed entity name It,^,,,
<br />Disregarded entity, Enter flit ownel's nanie on the Name' she The
<br />name of the entity entered on the Name line should n,-•,6,r be a
<br />disf6gard6ci entity The name on the "Name ime must be the name
<br />shown on the income tax return On which the income will be reported.
<br />For ",amp�e, if a for,)rgn LLC that is tioat*d as a disregarded entity for
<br />federal lax Purposes has 3 domestic ownel, the dorr,,&V-c owner's
<br />'Name line If the direct owner
<br />of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is riot
<br />disregarded for federal tax purposes Enter the disregarded entity's
<br />name on It* "Business narneld,srega,ded &n!,ty name fine If the owner
<br />of the disregarded entity Is a foreign person, You must complete an
<br />appropriate Form Vi-g
<br />Note, Check the appropriate box `<a 'the federal tax classification of the
<br />person whose names entered or the Name line (Irdividual? solo
<br />Prooneol, ParmAs sivP 0 `1310flioration 6 Corporation Trusvoalate)
<br />Lirmlecl Liability Company (LLC), If the Person identified on the
<br />Name line is an LLC check the Limited liability company box Ohl,
<br />and enter the approprate code for the tax classification in the space
<br />proodcd If you are an LLC that is treated as a partnership for foderaz
<br />tax purposes. Enter 'P for partnership It you are an !-LC that has filed a
<br />Form 8832 or a Form 25513 to be taxed as a corporation antler "C.. for
<br />C corporation or S, for S corporation It YOU are an LLC that is
<br />disi egardod as an entity separate from its owner under Rfiguiatior,
<br />section 301 .730t -3 rexcepll to, employment and excise tax), do not
<br />check the LLC box unless the owner of the LLC frequired to be
<br />1130noti6d on the 'Narro fine) is another LLC that is riot disregarded IoN
<br />federal tax purposes it the LLC is dissrogarided as an entity separate
<br />from its owner enter the appq opriate, tax classification of the owner
<br />,dentliodon the "Name fine
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