| Privacy Act Notice Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons who must file information returns with the IRS... The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the District of Columbia to carry out their tax laws. We may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, or to Federal and state agencies to enforce Federal nontax criminal laws and to combat terrorism. |
Please note that the requirements to complete Form W-9 are listed in the Internal Revenue Code under section 6109. We will examine that section and its associated regulations on the next couple of pages in this chapter.
Please observe that you have just been given a Miranda Warning with this statement: "The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation. ... We may also disclose this information ... to Federal and state agencies to enforce Federal nontax criminal laws and to combat terrorism."
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Constitution, Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. |
Anybody that can explain to me how a Form W-9 can be signed under penalties of perjury, without waiving one's Fifth Amendment Rights, please contact me, so that I may put that explanation right here:
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To download my mirrored copy of the IRS' 2003 W-9 PDF file click here. 52 kb. Opens in new window. This IRS link downloads the current version of the form. Opens in a new window.