Jan 29, 2020 01:34:58 PM by Parisa T
Hello! Our company's finance team needs me to provide UpWork's W9 form before I can proceed paying any freelancers through UpWork. I wasn't able to find the completed W9 form anywhere. Can you please attach or provide UpWork's W9 form to me?
Thanks!
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Feb 3, 2023 09:33:42 AM Edited Jan 13, 2024 07:20:19 AM by Pradeep H
Hi Dawn,
Please note that Upwork is an online marketplace where clients directly engage and pay freelancers to perform services. Clients do not pay the freelancer service fees to Upwork. Instead, Upwork's affiliate, Upwork Escrow Inc., acts as an escrow agent and passes funds from the client to the freelancer. In general, since the service fees are paid to your freelancer through the escrow service, we do not believe a W-9 is necessary.
If you have any further questions about your Upwork account, please contact our support team by:
Jan 26, 2021 11:27:00 AM by Bojan S
Thank you for reaching out to us, Joey.
One of our team members will reach out to you directly via a support ticket to address your request.
Jan 27, 2021 07:42:58 AM by Brian B
I was wondering if you guys could provide a W9. Our company needs it for tax purposes for the services we've purchased over the past year and into the current year. Please send this over as soon as you guys can. Thank you in advance.
Jan 27, 2021 08:31:28 AM by Bojan S
Hi Brian,
We'll have one of our agents reach out to you via a support ticket to assist you with your request.
Thank you for reaching out to us.
Feb 1, 2021 04:05:21 AM by Aleksandar D
Hi Jonathan,
I shared your request and one of our team members already reached out via this support ticket to assist you further with the form.
Thank you.
Feb 2, 2021 07:02:51 PM by Joanne P
Hi Brenda,
I've shared your request with the team. One of our agents will reach out and assist you directly via a support ticket.
Feb 15, 2021 03:05:00 PM by Bojan S
Hi Amos,
We’ll have one of our agents reach out to you via a support ticket to assist you with your request.
Thank you for reaching out to us.
Mar 9, 2021 11:40:05 PM by Goran V
Hi Launcelot,
One of our team members will reach out to you via ticket as soon as possible and will assist you further. Thank you.
Apr 8, 2021 06:28:32 AM by Goran V
Hi Robert,
Our team will reach out to you via ticket and will assist you further with your form. Thank you.
Apr 16, 2021 03:28:30 PM by Peggy E
I also need a W9. I couldn't find where to start a support ticket.
Apr 16, 2021 04:46:49 PM by Joanne P
Hi Peggy,
I've escalated your concern to the team. One of our agents will reach out and assist you directly via a support ticket.
May 18, 2021 08:42:24 PM by Peggy E
Joanne,
I haven't had anyone reach out to me about my W9 request yet. Can I make a request somewhere?
Peggy
May 18, 2021 10:21:10 PM by Joanne P
Hi Peggy,
I'm sorry for the delay. I have followed up with the team about your request. One of our agents will reach out and assist you directly via a support ticket.
Apr 30, 2021 12:08:25 PM by Andrea G
Hi Kristen,
Someone from our team will reach out to you via support ticket in order to assist you further with your request.
Thanks!
May 18, 2021 08:41:43 PM by Peggy E
Andrea,
I haven't had anyone reach out to me about my W9 request yet. Can I make a request somewhere?
Peggy
Jul 20, 2021 07:20:42 PM by Joanne P
Hi Gary,
I have requested the assistance of our team. One of our agents will reach out and assist you directly via a support ticket.
Oct 3, 2021 01:36:01 PM by Luiggi R
Hi Sheri,
We'll have one of our agents reach out to you via a support ticket to further assist you.
Thank you.
Jan 17, 2022 10:48:02 AM by Cody W
I also need Upworks W-9 to account for payments made to Upwork please.
Jan 17, 2022 11:30:33 AM by Bojan S
Thank you for reaching out to us, Cody.
One of our team members will reach out to you directly via a support ticket to address your request.
Feb 16, 2022 10:56:03 PM by Avery O
Hi there,
It looks like you've already been assisted through a support ticket. Please don't hesitate to come back here in the Community if there's anything our team can help you with, or if you want to interact with other talent and clients on Upwork.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
Mar 22, 2023 03:31:54 PM by Jeri B
Hi, as a Community Manager, can you shed some insight as to why this has to be such a secret--the process, not the Tax I.D. I just want to tell clients what to do when they ask me this information so that it does not slow down the work. Also, as a freelancer, I want to know that Upwork is not giving them Freelancer's W-9. I would prefer an answer from Upwork. Thank you in advance.
Mar 22, 2023 05:36:02 PM Edited Mar 22, 2023 05:40:13 PM by Avery O
Hi Jeri,
Our team doesn't have access to this information, so we forward these requests to the Upwork Support team so they can review it further. If your client needs help with a similar request, they can contact the Upwork Support team directly.
And yes, I can assure you that we do not share the freelancer's W-9.
Oct 5, 2022 10:34:00 AM by Anatolii L
Hi! We also need an W-9 form from Upwork. Could you send it to me please.
Mar 25, 2023 05:56:03 AM by Jeri B
This is the Upwork support message I received this week on the same topic "I would like to advise that Upwork is an online marketplace where clients directly engage and pay freelancers to perform services. Clients do not pay the freelancer service fees to Upwork. Instead, Upwork's affiliate, Upwork Escrow Inc., acts as an escrow agent and passes funds from the client to the freelancer. In general, since the service fees are paid through the escrow service, obtaining our Tax ID is not necessary. We recommend to encourage your client to consult with a local tax professional about their tax concerns. If in case your client have further questions, please advise him to contact our support team directly and we will be happy to help." As a freelancer and also a client, I have had to deal with this situation many times. Some companies have their accounting systems set up like this and are forced but the fact is, this transaction is an expense and Upwork will not provide a Tax I.D. and a freelancer should never provide a W-9. Unfortunately, every now and then this discussion delays project start and freelancers cant solve the problem for the client. Upwork will always refer a client to support (https://support.upwork.com).
Mar 8, 2023 08:05:55 AM by Natalie E
My company also needs Upworks W9 form in order to process this expense paid to one of your freelancers. Can you please provide this?
Apr 18, 2023 08:55:16 AM by Jeanette M
I have the same need: Upwork's W9 as a vendor with our company. Can you please have someone contact me with this information?
Jun 5, 2023 12:36:34 PM by Michael W
Hi! I'm an agency as well that also needs a filled and signed w9 from Upwork. can you please provide Upwork's W9?
Than you
Jun 5, 2023 03:17:08 PM by Arjay M
Hi Michael,
Thank you for reaching out to us. I checked and can confirm that you have a client profile. Please note that the Internal Revenue Service requires us to collect Tax Identification Numbers (SSN, EIN, or ITIN) for all U.S. taxpayers who receive payments on Upwork. That said, If you are a U.S person, that's when you need to file a Form W-9 with Upwork.
However, I can also see that your Tax Information has been completed. You may want to check this help article for more details about Tax Requirements for clients.