Tax
Oct. 7, 2022
IRS Form W-9 requests and backup tax withholding
With backup withholding, when you file your tax return you are trying to get the IRS and the FTB to apply the withheld money to your account, not to someone else’s. It is not as easy as you might think.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
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San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Before paying you, most companies will ask for an IRS Form W-9 so they can issue you an IRS Form 1099. Can you sidestep the tax reporting by being cagey about your Social Security number or taxpayer ID number? It can be pretty tough to do, if you want to get paid. Any Form 1099 requires taxpayer identification numbers, so attorneys are commonly asked to supply payers with their law firm's ID number and those of their clients.
Suppose that ...
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