As a small-business owner, you may be thinking about outsourcing work to save time and expand your services. Before taking this step, make sure you ask contractors or companies to fill out a W-9 form.

The purpose of a W9 form is to provide an entity that issues taxable payments to a company with the company's federal tax identification number. The IRS uses a W9 to match revenue that recipients ...

If you're a freelancer, consultant, or contractor, or are self-employed in some other capacity, there's a good chance you'll run across the IRS W9 form. It's not as well known as other tax forms, such ...

An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the IRS to foreign nationals and others who have federal tax reporting or filing requirements and do not ...

What Is Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Certification? Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Certification, is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ...

If you want to get paid, you may need to submit a W9 form. Photo: David Goehring, Flickr If you're a freelancer, consultant, or contractor, or are self-employed in some other capacity, there's a good ...