As a small-business owner, you may be thinking about outsourcing work to save time and expand your services. Before taking this step, make sure you ask contractors or companies to fill out a W-9 form.

The purpose of a W9 form is to provide an entity that issues taxable payments to a company with the company's federal tax identification number. The IRS uses a W9 to match revenue that recipients ...

If you want to get paid, you may need to submit a W9 form. Photo: David Goehring, Flickr If you're a freelancer, consultant, or contractor, or are self-employed in some other capacity, there's a good ...

If you run a small business and work with independent contractors, the different tax forms you’re responsible for processing with nonemployee hires might feel like alphabet soup. Two of the most ...

If you're a freelancer, consultant, or contractor, or are self-employed in some other capacity, there's a good chance you'll run across the IRS W9 form. It's not as well known as other tax forms, such ...