The IRS continues to roll out drafts of some 2026 tax forms, including a draft of Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. Here’s a look at what’s new—and why it matters ...

Diane Costagliola is a researcher, librarian, instructor, and writer who has published articles on personal finance, home buying, and foreclosure. Form 1-9: Employment Eligibility Verification is a ...

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) can have one of several classification types for the purpose of federal tax treatment. Some LLC classification types require the members of the LLC to elect its tax ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. This article is more than 4 years old. Before paying you, many ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

A business is required to obtain a taxpayer identification number (TIN) from any vendor to whom it makes payments that require the issuance of a Form 1099-MISC. A Form W-9 facilitates obtaining this ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an updated edition of its Form I-9, the document used to verify employment authorization and employee identity, reversing changes made under the ...

Q: We lost an employee’s Form I-9. What are the steps to correct this? A: If an employer conducts an audit of its I-9s and discovers missing forms, it should go through the process again for those ...