Payors Are Required to Use Backup Withholding If

question 37

Multiple Choice

Payors are required to use backup withholding if:

• A)The taxpayer did not give the payor his or her taxpayer identification number.
• B)The taxpayer fails to certify that he or she is not subject to backup withholding.
• C)The IRS informs the payor that the taxpayer gave an incorrect identification number.
• D)The IRS informs the payor to start withholding because the taxpayer has not reported the income on his or her tax return.
• E)All of the above will require the use of backup withholding

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