What this notice is about
This notice is sent to tell a payer of interest or dividend income to stop backup withholding on a payee (taxpayer).
What you need to do
- Discontinue backup withholding within 30 days of receipt of notice.
- Report your withholding on Form 945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax.
- Protect the payee’s (taxpayer’s) information or you could be subject to civil damages for unauthorized disclosure (Internal Revenue Code section 7431).
You may want to
- Read about backup withholding.
- Review Publication 1335, Backup Withholding Questions and Answers PDF.
- View your payoff amount, payment history, or order transcripts using the Online Account tool.
- Review Internal Revenue Code, (IRC) sections relative to backup withholding.
- IRC Sections 3403,6651,6656,7201,7202, and 7203.
Frequently asked questions
What is backup withholding?
Backup withholding is withholding on mostly interest and dividend income that the payer will withhold when we instruct them to do so.
What is the backup withholding rate?
The current rate is 24% and can increase or decrease with the tax laws.
How long will the payer continue backup withholding?
The payer should continue until we instruct them to stop or until the payee provides written certification from us that they’re no longer subject to backup withholding.
需要協助嗎？
- 您可以授權某人（英文）代表您向國稅局聯絡。
- 請查看您是否符合從低收入納稅人協助中心（英文）獲得協助的資格。
- 如果您無法在線上找到您需要的資訊，請撥打您的通知或信件上方的國稅局號碼。如果您未收到信件或通知，請使用電話協助。
- 如果您無法自行解決罰款，請聯絡 IRS 內部的獨立組織——納稅人權益維護服務處。