Taxpayer Identification Number

Download the Request for Student’s Taxpayer Identification Number (Substitute IRS Form W-9S) Form (FOR PRINT PURPOSES ONLY)

To comply with the Internal Revenue Service Treasury Regulation 1.6050S-1(e)(4) and Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code, Renton Technical College must request students’ Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) in order to provide students and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with an annual statement (form 1098-T) of tuition and fees that may qualify for American Opportunity or Lifetime Learning tax credit.

Purpose. Renton Technical College must get your correct identifying number to file Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement, with the IRS and to furnish a statement to you. This will be your Social Security number (SSN) or, if you are not eligible to obtain an SSN, your individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Form 1098-T contains information about qualified tuition and related expenses to help determine whether you or the person who can claim you as a dependent, may take either the tuition and fees deduction or claim an education credit to reduce federal income tax. For more information, see IRS Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Higher Education.

Under federal law, you are required to provide the requested information.

Instructions to complete the Taxpayer Identification Number Form

PART I.

Enter your name and mailing address. The name should match that used by the Social Security Administration or Internal Revenue Service. Please print or type.

Taxpayer identification: Enter your SSN or ITIN. If you do not have an SSN or ITIN, and you have applied for one soon, write "Applied For" in the space provided.

Student ctcLink ID. Include Enter your student ctcLink identification number (ctcLink SID)

PART II.

Sign and date to confirm the information provided. The Registration Office cannot change your records without your signature.

PART III.

Please fill out this part only if you are unwilling or unable to provide a taxpayer identification number. Check either the first or the second box and sign the statement. By law, Renton Technical College must ask you at least once a year for your taxpayer identification number in order to meet its obligation to file Form 1098-T.

Submitting the Form

Deliver the completed form in person or mail it to the address provided above. Also, the completed form can be submitted through the ctcLink portal. Here are the tutorial on how to.

DO NOT EMAIL the form with your SSN/ITIN because email is not a secure way of transmitting Personally Identifiable Information.

Forms will not be accepted via fax.

Penalties

Failure to furnish the correct SSN or ITIN. If you fail to furnish your correct SSN or ITIN to Renton Technical College, the IRS may impose a penalty of $50 unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

If the RTC students do not submit their SSN or ITIN, they may still access Renton Technical College; however, they should consult a tax advisor for more information on whether they may be subject to civil penalties for failing to provide a correct SSN or ITIN (refer to Internal Revenue Code Sections 6109 and 6723).

Misuse of SSN or ITIN

If Renton Technical College discloses or uses your SSN in violation of Federal law, Renton Technical College may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Privacy Act Notice

Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to give your correct SSN or ITIN to persons who must file information returns with the IRS to report certain information. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities and states to carry out their tax laws.