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"SSN/TIN for payment Purposes". Who knows, what does the "SSN/TIN"

Hi,
Yesterday I received the "Freelance Programmer Data Sheet" from one American firm.

I found there the next:
Name
Address - it is clear.
But next row I can't understand:
SSN/TIN for Payment Purposes.
Who knows, what does the "SSN/TIN"mean?
Thanks in advance.
Igor.
  

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[nq:1]Hi, Yesterday I received the "Freelance Programmer Data Sheet" from one American firm. I found there the next: Name ... next row I can't understand: SSN/TIN for Payment Purposes.

  • [nq:1]Hi, Yesterday I received the "Freelance Programmer Data Sheet" from one American firm.
  • I found there the next: Name ...
  • next row I can't understand: SSN/TIN for Payment Purposes.
  • Who knows, what does the "SSN/TIN"mean?
  • [/nq] SSN= Social Security Number TIN=Tax Identication Number, the SSN equivalent for corporations, trusts, estates and so forth.
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[nq:1]Hi, Yesterday I received the "Freelance Programmer Data Sheet" from one American firm. I found there the next: Name ... next row I can't understand: SSN/TIN for Payment Purposes. Who knows, what does the "SSN/TIN"mean? Thanks in advance.[/nq]
SSN= Social Security Number
TIN=Tax Identication Number, the SSN equivalent for corporations, trusts, estates and so forth.
Bob
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SSN/TIN for Payment Purposes
means in practice that the payment you receive will be reported to the government. That way, the government will be able to check to see that you included the payment when you declared your income for taxation purposes. The person or firm who pays you the money will send you a form in January (and a copy goes to the government), showing how much you were paid by th

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