What is tax blank W-9 printable, how to fill it out or print this form in 2024, and other helpful answers are located on this web page. The primary purpose of completing the W-9 is to provide official verification of name, address, and taxpayer identification number (TIN) for employment and other income-producing purposes. So, in some cases, freelancers or other independent contractors are required to complete printable blank W-9.

It is important for employers who report their financial transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The W-9 form itself is very small, with only a few fields (1-7), and two parts with boxes for TIN-number and your signature. However, the current version of this form consists of 6 pages, as it provides detailed instructions for filling it out correctly with a description of all the nuances. If this instruction is too big for you, we will describe it more briefly here, since freelancers and entrepreneurs do not need to understand all these details.

How to get a W-9?

There are 3 main ways to obtain the blank:

• download W-9 PDF on IRS website;
• get it from the requester in the inquiry letter;
• download editable W-9 2024 on our website.

Note: We offer you not only the free blank itself, but the ability to create the document online, complete all the lines digitally and certify the paper with electronic signature.

If you need a hard copy, you can download as many forms printable W-9 2024 as you want on the site. Then just print out them and fill all the lines by hand. Always make sure the document you use is the latest version of this IRS official paper. You can check it in the upper right corner of PDF page.

How to properly fill out the W-9 form and whom is it required?

• The form must be completed by U.S. citizens or foreign residents who live and earn income in the United States.
• The form is filled out in English, and mistakes cannot be corrected in it. If you do need to make a correction, you must print the W 9 blank again and fill it out.

Filling out items 1 through 7 on blank W-9 online

1. Enter your Full Name here, as you indicate it on your tax return.
2. Enter your company name or the name under which you make business. That is your business or legal name for your customer or marketing service.
3. Specify the legal status of your organization. That is, this is where you need to specify if you are:
   • Partnership;
   • Trust or estate company;
   • C Corporation or S Corporation;
   • LLC company (Limited Liability Company);
   • Individual, single LLC member, or sole entrepreneur;
   • Or another organization type.
4. Enter the correct payee code in the box if they have certain tax exemptions.

You can probably leave these fields blank, as individuals, freelancers, and self-employed people do not have it. But there are some organizations that do have such benefits. In most cases, they are trusts funds, financial institutions, and corporations, so this box is for them. A list of these codes (1 through 13) is on page 3. If your company is a corporation, for example, enter ‘5’ according to the list.

Type of transactions	Who will have tax benefits
Obtainment of dividends or interest	All recipients, excluding intermediary organizations
Brokerage transactions	Payees 1-4, and 6-11 (According to the list on page 3 the W-9)
Patronage dividends and barter exchange transactions and	Payees 1-4. (According to the list on page)
Payments over 600 USD and direct sales over 5.000 USD	Payees 1-5. (Look at the same page of the blank)
Settlement of credit card debts, network transactions with third parties	Recipients of payment 1-4. (The same)

But beyond that, there are also some types of payments that may be exempt from withholding. They are listed in the table, which you may find on page 4.

In addition, there is another field in the box that contains the reporting exemption code (from FATCA – the codes from ‘A’ to ‘M’, depending on the type of your organization and listed on page 4).

But freelancers and any independent contractors are not exempt from this reporting, so this box is probably not for you.

1. Provide the address (house number, street number, apartment number). For example – 700 Carpenters Crossing, apt 25.
2. Enter your city, state, and zip code. For example – New York, NY 11256.
3. Provide the list of your accounts (optional field). It is not necessary to list all account numbers here, as it may limit this form.

Part 1. Providing Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

If you are an individual or sole proprietor, then you should enter the Social Security Number (SSN) in this section. However, foreign residents may not have this number, in which case you must enter an individual taxpayer identification number – ITIN, or EIN (Employer Identification Number) in the appropriate field below.

Note that the TIN (U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number):

• must consist only of digits, which must not be more or less than 9;
• must not have 9 of the same digits or 9 consecutive digits (ascending or descending).

If you do not have a TIN, but you intend to apply for one or have already applied for one, indicate ‘Applied for’ in the ‘Social Security Number’ or ‘Employer Identification Number’ box. Then you will have 60 days to provide your TIN to the Office.

Part 2. Completion of form W-9

If you are a legal resident of the United States, please put your signature and current date in this box in the appropriate format (month, date, year).

If you are signing this on behalf of a legal entity, you must certify that you are authorized to sign it on behalf of one. 

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Follow the instructions in the spreadsheet below to complete blank W-9 form online

Step	What to do?
1.	Enter your legal name on line 1 as it’s shown on your Income Tax Return.
2.	Use trade name on item 2, in case it’s different from the legal name.
3.	Choose entity type. If you’re LLC, also mentioned the tax classification of Limited Liability Company (S Corporation, C Corporation or P Partnership).
4.	Use exemption codes, in case your business is exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting.
5.	Enter full address, city, state and ZIP code on lines 5 and 6.
6.	Use your TIN on Part I. It’s SSN for individuals, EIN for companies and ITIN for residents alien.
7.	Sign the form and put a current date. If you’re a subject to backup withholding, cross out item 2 in part II

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Use the template below as a guideline to fill all the fields correctly.

P.S.

You can always find and download printable W9 blank 2024 (the free electronic version of this form in PDF) on the IRS website (www.irs.gov).