Companies use the information collected on W-9’s (or substitutes) to produce a Form 1099. This document details the earnings that the independent contractor received that tax year from that specific client. If you have previously registered on our careers site, please complete a new profile when applying for a position. Maritz Corporate Tax Department on behalf of Maritz Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries provides the following W-9's solely as a matter of convenience for our customers. US tax purposes with an EIN, our clients rely on us to help them effectively deal with these kinds of topics. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued), 2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, a W-9 is required to claim tax exemption or withholding. W-8BEN is used to confirm that a vendor is a foreign person and must be provided even if the vendor is not claiming a tax treaty reduction or exemption from withholding. Therefore, many tax treaties have an exception to the saving clause, or 3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. As a Professional Payroll and HR outsource organization, ITIN or SSN and can claim a tax treaty benefit under a saving clause exception, unless another W-8 series form is provided. A saving clause preserves or “saves” the right of each country to tax its own residents as if no tax treaty existed. Therefore, once an international person become a US resident or resident alien for tax purposes the tax treaty benefits can no longer be claimed. However, all foreign vendors must provide a W-8BEN even if no ITIN or SSN exists, which may allow an international person to continue to claim certain treaty benefits even after becoming a US resident or resident alien for tax purposes.
