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.

If you are self-employed or operate a small business, you typically receive requests from vendors and clients to submit a variety of forms. You might also need to request forms from your suppliers and ...

If you're a regular employee at a company, you probably won't have to deal with the W9 form. Employees instead typically have to submit a W-4 form, which provides their name, address, SSN, and ...

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