Jan 10, 2018 02:32:26 PM by Sherry H
Please read below and escalate my ticket to someone that can provide me with your W9.
Upwork is a vendor and I am paying Upwork for services. Therefore I need Upwork's W-9 form, formally titled “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification.
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This is direct from the IRS website......
A vendor will give you his taxpayer identification number, address and business name, and will certify he is not subject to backup withholding when he sends you a W-9 form, formally titled “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification."
The Internal Revenue Service requires that you obtain W-9 forms when you make inventory and service purchases from a vendor to create a paper trail that allows the agency to catch vendors who do not report income and to prevent you from claiming illegitimate vendor expenses.
The IRS requires that you obtain a W-9 from every vendor from whom you purchase $600 in labor and services or $5,000 in direct sales, but you can request W-9s from vendors for smaller purchases.
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My company can not claim a legitimate vendor expenses for the money we have paid Upwork without a W9.
Please send me your W9 asap or my company will not be using Upwork in the future.
I have already sumbitted an email and they refuse to send me Upwork's W9. At this point, this is an urgent matter. I have attched the exact form that I need. So please supply me with your W9.
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Oct 26, 2018 09:25:47 AM by Bojan S
Hi Kiet,
We'll have one of our team members reach out to you directly and provide you required documentation. Thank you!
Nov 7, 2019 06:59:59 AM by Hugo I
Hi,
We need a W9 as well. Not sure why this is not avaiable info for members.
Thanks,
-Hugo
Nov 7, 2019 07:43:12 AM by Bojan S
Thank you for reaching out to us, Hugo.
One of our team members will reach out to you directly via a support ticket to address your request.
Mar 12, 2019 09:07:51 PM by Avery O
Hi Casey,
A member of the Customer Support Team will reach out to you to assist you with your request.
Apr 11, 2018 08:37:27 AM by Laura D
I also need a W9 from Upwork in order to make payments. I'm hoping to get one as soon as possible as my accounting department won't move forward without one.
Thank you,
Laura D'Alessandro
Apr 11, 2018 10:42:03 AM by Nina K
Hi Laura,
We'll have one of our agents reach out to directly you to assist with this request.
Apr 25, 2018 09:30:00 AM by Chris H
Please also have someone reach out to me. I cannot create an entry in our vendor system without a W9. We may not need it from a legal or tax perspective - but I cant get my organization to change its process to create a vendor without a W9.
Apr 25, 2018 10:31:29 AM by Nina K
Hi Chris,
I've requested that one of our agents reach out to you about this request and you'll be hearing from them very shortly. Thanks!
May 16, 2018 02:49:36 PM by Boyd W
We also need a W9. Could you please have someone contact me?
Thanks!
May 16, 2018 03:26:44 PM Edited Jul 26, 2018 07:23:01 AM by Valeria K
Hello Boyd,
Please note that Upwork is an online marketplace, through which users can connect to enter directly into service relationships. Through the marketplace, clients directly engage and pay freelancers to perform services. Upwork acts as an escrow agent and passes funds from the client to the freelancer. That's why we don't believe a W-9 is necessary. Upwork provides 1099-Ks if appropriate to freelancers if certain conditions are met. More information is available here.
Jul 26, 2018 06:29:41 AM Edited Jul 26, 2018 06:32:20 AM by Serge S
The link mentioned above doesn't work ("The page you were looking for doesn't exist"). But anyway, there is a big gap here:
In all cases, Upwork charges "transaction fees" from Clients, which makes it a vendor to those Clients, so Clients need Upwork's W-9 form anyway.
Jul 26, 2018 07:28:23 AM by Valeria K
Hi Serge,
Sorry about that, we've fixed the link and it should now lead to the help article.
Jul 26, 2018 07:33:01 AM by Valeria K
Serge and Aleksandra,
We'll have one of our agents reach out to your company owner directly to discuss this question.
Jan 15, 2019 11:02:17 AM by Dia M
I need to receive a W9 from Upwork for the work that has been paid to Upwork for work done by free lancers.
Jan 15, 2019 11:37:05 AM by Bojan S
Hi Dia,
We'll have one of our team members reach out to you directly via support ticket and provide requested information, thank you.
Feb 24, 2021 05:48:01 AM Edited Feb 24, 2021 02:05:07 PM by Valeria K
I just spent 40 minutes on the phone with Customer Service to get a copy of the W9 form for Upwork and have SUCCEEDED!!
Attached here for the benefit of all 🙂
**Edited for Community Guidelines**
Jul 26, 2018 07:28:18 AM by Aleksandra K
Hey,
Ouк company also needs W9 form rom Upwork.
Could you please send it to me?
Thanks
Nov 21, 2018 07:23:36 AM by Darren L
I am in the UK and my company requires that I complete a New Supplier Request form. Within this form I must put the name and address of the supplier (is this the freelancer or UpWork?).
It then asked for Supplier's payment / bank details - again, what should I put here? As it is Upwork we pay..
any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Nov 21, 2018 08:26:16 AM by Bojan S
Hi Darren,
Thank you for reaching out to us. One of our team members have reached out to you with this ticket and will provide you with more instructions and documents regarding your concern. Let us know if you need further assistance.
Nov 23, 2018 06:41:57 AM by Darren L
Nov 23, 2018 06:43:11 AM by Goran V
Hi Darren,
Please follow up directly on your ticket and our team will assist you further with this information, thank you.
Jan 3, 2019 09:59:14 AM by Kevin B
Hi Bojan,
I will also need a W9 for my company. Could you please reach out to me?
Apr 4, 2019 11:54:28 AM by Wade H
I need your W9 as well since our business requires for all vendors that we are paying for services. WE understand that we do not need to file 1099 as you are a buisness.
Apr 4, 2019 12:13:30 PM by Bojan S
Hi Wade,
One of our team members will reach out to you directly and provide requested documents for you.
Thank you for reaching out to us.
Jan 5, 2020 07:00:59 PM by DONALD M
Jan 9, 2020 03:24:29 PM by Alison H
Hello Nina,
Could a member of your team reach out to me as well? My company also requires a tax form in order to continue using your services.
Thank you,
Alison H
Jan 9, 2020 04:55:58 PM by Avery O
Hi Alison,
A member of the Customer Support Team will reach out to you to assist you further.
Apr 29, 2020 11:46:06 AM by Dani F
Hello, I need a W9 for my company as well. Please let me know how to get one. Thank you!
Apr 29, 2020 12:05:11 PM by Fredrick L
Apr 29, 2020 12:10:57 PM by Bojan S
Thank you for reaching out to us, Dani.
One of our team members will reach out to you directly via a support ticket to address your request.
May 25, 2021 05:33:59 PM by Joanne P
Hi Daniel,
I've escalated your concern to the team. One of our agents will reach out and assist you directly via a support ticket.
Jan 24, 2022 12:02:34 PM by Bojan S
Hi Izzy,
We’ll have one of our agents reach out to you via a support ticket to assist you with your request.
Thank you!
Sep 9, 2022 12:24:49 PM by Josh K
My company needs a copy of UpWorks W-9 as well. Can you email that?
Thank you,
Sep 18, 2018 01:15:28 PM by Matt P
Hello,
My company needs a W-9 as well to make the payments to Upwork.
Thank you,
Matt