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W-8 or W-9 for a Puerto Rican vendor?

May 9, 2022
March 27, 2023

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Q. I am a U.S.-based company purchasing services in Puerto Rico from a Puerto Rico business that has a U.S. EIN number. Should I have them complete a W-9 or W-8BEN?  A. (Answered by a 3rd party, independent advisory services firm offering experienced and practical help for tax regulatory compliance for Forms W-9, W-8, W-2, 1099, 1098, 5498, 945, 1042, 1042-S, and state reporting.) Sometimes you don't know until the vendor furnishes the form to you; you start by pointing them to both forms on…

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