W-9 & W-8

IRS Launches Online Tool to Review 1042-S Data Before Filing

Compared to IRS Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding, completing and filing IRS Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC is easy! But now Form 1042-S filers have help. The IRS has announced the launch of a new online tool that enables “withholding agents” (that would be accounts payable departments, among others) to run IRS Launches Online Tool to Review 1042-S Data Before Filing

How to Know If a Vendor TIN Is Incorrect

As companies chase down vendors’ missing taxpayer identification numbers (TINs), it is helpful for the master file or AP staff to know what they are looking for.  If the TIN is wrong, it might not be immediately apparent. But if the TIN is “obviously incorrect,” as the IRS calls it, the IRS treats it the How to Know If a Vendor TIN Is Incorrect

3 Things about IRS Form W-9

In the fourth quarter, accounts payable personnel must start planning for annual payment information reporting responsibilities, also known as 1099s. If you follow this newsletter regularly, you know what that entails. However, if you are new to 1099s or accounts payable (AP), here is essential information. Organizations, including not-for-profits as well as businesses, must report 3 Things about IRS Form W-9

Time to Check Your TINs, Plus: 1099-MISC and NEC Form Changes

It’s late September and time to plan for 1099 reporting for 2021. That means checking your vendor master for missing taxpayer-identification numbers and classifications and formulating a plan to collect and verify them by the end of the year. It also means preparing for this year’s form changes. Last year saw changes to the 1099-MISC Time to Check Your TINs, Plus: 1099-MISC and NEC Form Changes

What To Do When a Vendor Doesn’t Submit a W-9

Vendor onboarding best practice includes getting a vendor’s tax identification number and classification on a W-9 or equivalent W-9 upfront with other vendor information. But what do you do if the vendor fails to give you that information? You’re going to need it. Ask Again Here are steps to take. The first is to ask What To Do When a Vendor Doesn’t Submit a W-9

On Non-U.S. Persons and Source of Income

A Refresher What is a non-U.S. person? You need to know the answer to that in the context of payment reporting to the IRS. What income of a non-U.S. person do you have to report? These are just two of the many questions that arise when you gather tax IDs and classifications in preparation for On Non-U.S. Persons and Source of Income

Preparing for Tax Reporting Season: Changes Ahead

Ready, set … check your vendor tax IDs. We’re well into the 4th quarter. It’s time to think about 1099 reporting. That means having correct tax IDs for your vendors. First, you need to be sure you have a tax ID for each vendor. Second, you will save trouble later if you take the time Preparing for Tax Reporting Season: Changes Ahead

October Blues: B Notices and Backup Withholding

Have you gotten yours? Not tricks or treats, nor a political surprise. The other October surprise: CP2100s! Twice a year, in spring and fall, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sends out forms CP2100 and CP2100A. They address missing or incorrect taxpayer-identification numbers (TINs) on 1099 payment reporting. Whether you get a form 2100 or 2100A October Blues: B Notices and Backup Withholding

Responding to IRS Notice 972CG

It is that time of year. IRS Notices 972CG, proposed penalty notices, are out. The IRS typically starts mailing the notices in late July. The process continues through August. How do you “qualify” for a 972CG? Try filing 1099s late. Or fail to file at all! Penalties are also assessed for filing 1099s in the wrong Responding to IRS Notice 972CG

Reaching Out – How Companies Engage New Vendors

If this were Jeopardy, the category would be “Initial New Vendor Engagement,” and the $100 category clue would be “53 percent of organizations send new vendors this.” Are you ready to buzz in on that one? Correct response: “What is a W-9 form?” Good! You’re on the board. For the $200, answer: “Just 22 percent Reaching Out – How Companies Engage New Vendors

Onboarding New Vendors – The Consequences of Doing It Wrong

By Carol Kassem, IRSCompliance, Inc. Onboarding a new vendor is typically a fairly easy process. You request the name and address of the vendor, Social Security Number (SSN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN) and you are done, right? But not so quick! The way in which you request certain information about a vendor may not Onboarding New Vendors – The Consequences of Doing It Wrong