W 9 thelma.pdf

This document is a W-9 Form (Revised October 2018) issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is a standard tax form used to request a taxpayer's identification number and certification. The form is designed for businesses or individuals to provide their taxpayer information to entities that will be reporting income paid to them to the IRS.

The form requires the taxpayer to provide key details such as their name, business name, federal tax classification (e.g., individual/sole proprietor, corporation, partnership), and taxpayer identification number (either a Social Security Number or Employer Identification Number). Part II of the form includes a certification section where the taxpayer attests under penalties of perjury that the provided information is correct, they are a U.S. citizen or person, and confirms their tax reporting status. The general instructions indicate that this form is used for various income reporting purposes, including dividends, merchant card transactions, real estate transactions, and other financial reporting scenarios.