{"id":6710,"date":"2014-02-13T08:36:21","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T15:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/?p=6710"},"modified":"2014-02-23T10:20:11","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T17:20:11","slug":"w-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/2014\/02\/w-9\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Complete an IRS Form W-9 for My LLC?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question<\/strong>: I operate my business through a limited liability company that is taxed as a sole proprietorship.\u00a0 I received an IRS Form W-9<\/a> from a vendor who wants my LLC’s employer ID number or my social security number.\u00a0 How do I complete the W-9?<\/p>\n

Answer<\/strong>:\u00a0 Here is how you complete the beginning of IRS Form W-9:<\/p>\n

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  1. Enter your name in the \u201cName (as shown on your income tax return)\u201d box.<\/li>\n
  2. Enter the name of your LLC in the \u201cBusiness name\/disregarded entity name, if different from above\u201d box.<\/li>\n
  3. Check the box in the \u201cCheck appropriate box for federal tax classification:\u201d box that is to the left of \u201cIndividual\/sole proprietor.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. In Part I enter your social security account number.<\/li>\n
  5. Complete the remainder of the form then date and sign it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0The above assumes you did not file either an IRS Form 9932 or 2553 with the IRS to cause the LLC to be taxed as a C corporation or an S corporation, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Question: I operate my business through a limited liability company that is taxed as a sole proprietorship.\u00a0 I received an IRS Form W-9 from a vendor who wants my LLC’s employer ID number or my social security number.\u00a0 How do I complete the W-9? Answer:\u00a0 Here is how you complete the beginning of IRS Form W-9: Enter your name in the \u201cName (as shown on your income tax return)\u201d box. Enter the name of your LLC in the \u201cBusiness name\/disregarded entity name, if different from above\u201d box. Check the box in the \u201cCheck appropriate box for federal tax classification:\u201d box that is to the left of \u201cIndividual\/sole proprietor.\u201d In Part I enter your social security account number. Complete the remainder of the form then date and sign it. \u00a0The above assumes you did not file either an IRS Form 9932 or 2553 with the IRS to cause the LLC to be taxed as a C corporation or an S corporation, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,51,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faqs","category-how-do-i","category-tax-issues"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Do I Complete an IRS Form W-9 for My LLC? - Arizona LLC Law %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tax attorney explains how to complete an IRS Form W-9 for an LLC that is taxed as a sole proprietorship.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/2014\/02\/w-9\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Do I Complete an IRS Form W-9 for My LLC?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tax attorney explains how to complete an IRS Form W-9 for an LLC that is taxed as a sole proprietorship.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/2014\/02\/w-9\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arizona LLC Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keytlaw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keytlaw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-02-13T15:36:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-02-23T17:20:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Richard Keyt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Richard Keyt\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/w-9\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/w-9\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Richard Keyt\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9d6c74d30296559f95e238fa25182391\"},\"headline\":\"How Do I Complete an IRS Form W-9 for My LLC?\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-02-13T15:36:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-02-23T17:20:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/w-9\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":173,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"FAQs\",\"How Do I\",\"Tax Issues\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/w-9\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/w-9\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keytlaw.com\\\/azllclaw\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/w-9\\\/\",\"name\":\"How Do I Complete an IRS Form W-9 for My LLC? 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