W-9Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
“Recent developments: None at this time.”irs.gov, About Form W-9 · checked 2026-11-02
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- irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf
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- 140,815 bytes
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- Revision (page)
- Mar 2024
- Revision (footer)
- Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024) ✓ match
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Form W-9 is how you give your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) to a business or person that has to file an information return about you, such as a client who will send you a Form 1099-NEC, a bank, or a broker. You give it to the requester, never to the IRS. The form asks for your name, your federal tax classification, an address for your information returns, and your social security number or employer identification number, and then asks you to certify, under penalties of perjury, that the number is correct and that you are a U.S. person. Exemption codes on line 4 apply only to certain entities, not to individuals. The March 2024 revision added line 3b for partnerships, trusts and estates with foreign partners, owners or beneficiaries.
The official PDF opens here.
- 1Fill
- 2Sign
- 3Flatten (optional)
- 4Download
The requester, not the IRS.
The top of the form says where it goes. Send it the way the requester asks, and keep a copy for yourself.
“Give form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS.”
Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024), page 1Signing on the PDF is allowed here; acceptance is the requester's call.
You can draw or type a signature onto the PDF in this tab. Whether an emailed, signed PDF is acceptable is up to the requester. If a requester collects W-9s through an electronic system, the IRS sets rules for that system, including an electronic signature under penalties of perjury.
“Require as the final entry in the submission an electronic signature by the payee whose name is on Form W-9 that authenticates and verifies the submission.”
Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 (Rev. March 2024), Electronic Submission of Forms W-9Typed here, kept here.
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| Edition | Status | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Rev. March 2024 | Current | baseline |
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Sources
- About Form W-9 (irs.gov) · checked 2026-10-05
- Form W-9 (Rev. March 2024), PDF with payee instructions · checked 2026-10-05
- Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 (Rev. March 2024) · checked 2026-10-05
- IRS page for Form W-9 · crawled 2026-11-02
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