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W-9 from Puerto Rico law firm
February 1, 2023
Q. Our company has a law firm in Puerto Rico providing services. They have furnished a W-9 and classify themselves as a partnership. Line one of the W-9 provides a name of an individual and line two provides their DBA.Should I consider their payments to be reportable and file a 1099-NEC or not?
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(Answered by IOFM's third-party tax experts)
If the Form W-9 is signed and dated, it certifies that the individual named in Line 1 is a "U.S. person". Based upon that, payments for services are…
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