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Form W-9 (Rev. 6-2013)
<br />Exempt payee code. Generally, Individuals (Including sole proprietors) are not
<br />exempt from backup withholding. Corporations are exempt from backup
<br />withholding forcertaln payments, such as Interest and dividends. Corporations are
<br />not exempt from backup withholding for payments made In settlement of payment
<br />card or third party network transactions.
<br />Note. If you are exempt from backup withholding, you should still complete this
<br />farm to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding.
<br />The following codes Identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding:
<br />1—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a
<br />custodial account under section 403(b)(7) If the account satlsflos the requirements
<br />of section 401 (1)(2)
<br />2—The United States or any of Its agencies or Instrumentalities
<br />3—A stats, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any of
<br />their political subdivisions or Instrumentalities
<br />4—A foreign government or any of Its political subdivisions, agencies, or
<br />Instrumentalitlea
<br />5—A corporation
<br />5—A dealer In securities or commodities required to register In the United
<br />States, tate District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States
<br />7—A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures
<br />Trading Commission
<br />8—A real estate Investment trust
<br />9—An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment
<br />Company Act of 1940
<br />10—A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)
<br />11—A financial Institution
<br />12—A middleman known in the Investment community as a nominee or
<br />custodian
<br />13—A trust exempt from tax under section 884 or described In section 4947
<br />The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup
<br />withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13.
<br />IF the payment is for...
<br />THEN the payment is exempt for...
<br />Interest and dividend payments
<br />All exempt payees except
<br />for
<br />Broker transactions
<br />Exempt payees 1 through 4 and 6
<br />through 11 and all C corporations. S
<br />corporations must not enter an exempt
<br />payee code becauas they are exempt
<br />only for sales of noncovol'so securities
<br />acquired pilot to 2012.
<br />Barter exchange transactions and
<br />Exempt payees 1 through 4
<br />patronage dividends
<br />Payments over $500 required to be
<br />Generally, exempt payees
<br />reported and direct sales over $5,0001
<br />1 through 5'
<br />Payments made in settlement of
<br />Exempt payees 1 through 4
<br />payment card or third party network
<br />transactions
<br />1 Sea Form 1099W ISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its Instructions.
<br />'However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form
<br />1099-MISO are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care
<br />payments, attorneys' fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney, and payments for
<br />services paid by a federal executive agency.
<br />Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following codes Identify payees
<br />that are exempt from reporting under FATCA. These codes apply to persons
<br />submitting this form for accounts maintained outside of the United States by
<br />certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, If you are only submitting this form
<br />for an account you hold In the United States, you may leave this field blank.
<br />Consult with the person requesting this form If you are uncertain if the financial
<br />institution Is subject to these requirements.
<br />A—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any Individual
<br />retirement plan as defined In section 7701(a)(37)
<br />B—The United States or any of Its agencies or Instrumentalities
<br />C—A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any
<br />of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities
<br />D—A corporatlon the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more
<br />established securities markets, as described in Reg. section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(I)
<br />E—A corporation that Is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as a
<br />corporation described In Reg. section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
<br />F—A dealer In securities, commodities, or derivative financial instruments
<br />(Including notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options)that is
<br />registered as such under the laws of the United States or any state
<br />G—A real estate Investment trust
<br />H—A regulated Investment company as defined in section 851 or an entity
<br />registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of
<br />1940
<br />I—A common trust fund as defined in section 584(a)
<br />J—A bank as defined In section 581
<br />K—A broker
<br />L—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described In section 4947(a)(1)
<br />M—A tax exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(8) plan
<br />Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
<br />Enter your TIN In the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not
<br />have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN Is your IRS Individual taxpayer
<br />Identification number (ITIN). Enter It In the social security number box. If you do not
<br />have an ITIN, sea How to get a TIN below.
<br />If you are a sole proprietor and you have an FIN, you may enter either your SSN
<br />or EIN. However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN.
<br />If you are a single -member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from Its
<br />owner (see Limited Liability Company (LLC) on page 2), enter the owner's SSN (or
<br />EIN, If the owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entity's FIN. If the LLC Is
<br />classified as a corporation or partnership, enter the entity's EIN.
<br />Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of name and TIN
<br />combinations. -
<br />How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply far one Immediately. To apply
<br />for an SSN, get Form SS -5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local
<br />Social Security Administration office or gat this form online at wwwssa.gov, You
<br />may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for
<br />IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS -4,
<br />Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply
<br />for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.fregovlbuslneases and
<br />clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. You
<br />can get Forms W-7 and SS4 from the IRS by visiting IRS,gov or by calling 1 -800 -
<br />TAX -FORM (1-800-829-3678).
<br />If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN
<br />and write "Applied For" In the space for the TIN, sign and data the form, and give It
<br />tothe requester, Forinterest and dividend payments, and certain payments made
<br />with respect to readily tradable Instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get
<br />a TIN and give It to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on
<br />payments. The 60 -day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be
<br />subjectto backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to
<br />the requester.
<br />Note. Entering "Applied For" means that you have already applied for a TIN or that
<br />you Intend to apply for one soon.
<br />Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign owner must use the
<br />appropriate Form W-3,
<br />Part II, Certification
<br />To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident Allen,
<br />sign Form W-9. You may be requested to algn by the withholding agent even If
<br />Items 1, 4, or 5 below indicate otherwise,
<br />For a joint account, only the person whose TIN Is shown in Part I should sign
<br />(when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person Identified on the
<br />"Name" line must sign. Exempt payees, see Ekempt payee code senior.
<br />Signature requirements. Complete the certification as Indicated In Items 1
<br />through 5 below.
<br />1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984
<br />and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your
<br />correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the cerf41cat1on.
<br />2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after
<br />1983 and broker accounts considered Inactive during 1983. You must sign the
<br />ceriificatlon or backup withholding will apply. If you ere subject to backup
<br />withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you
<br />must cross out Item 2 in the certification before signing the form,
<br />3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out
<br />Item 2 of the certification.
<br />4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign
<br />the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an
<br />Incorrect TIN. "Other payments" Include payments made in the course of the
<br />requester's trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for
<br />merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to
<br />corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made In
<br />settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to
<br />certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to
<br />attorneys (Including payments to corporations).
<br />5. Mortgage Interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured.
<br />properly, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under
<br />section 529), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or
<br />distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct TIN, but you
<br />do not have to sign the certification.
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