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Fill out Form W-9 online, without uploading it

Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. Gives a business that pays you your correct name and taxpayer identification number (SSN or EIN), so it can report those payments.

Open Form W-9 in PDFPane Free · opens in your browser · nothing is uploaded

About Form W-9

• Who fills it in: Freelancers, contractors, landlords and anyone a client, bank or platform asks for it.
• Where it goes: The person or company that asked for it — not the IRS.
• It holds your SSN or EIN: exactly why it is worth filling in without uploading it anywhere.

How to fill it in with PDFPane

1. Click Open Form W-9 in PDFPane. The official blank opens with every fillable box highlighted.
2. Click the first box and press Tab to go through them in order. Tick boxes with a click.
3. Need a signature? Pick Sign, then draw it, type it or use a photo, and place it on the line. Date adds today's date.
4. Click Download. You get a new PDF with everything filled in. Free: 3 downloads a month with a Google sign-in.

This is the official PDF published by the IRS, see its page for the current edition and instructions. PDFPane is not affiliated with the IRS and does not give tax or legal advice.