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Thats the fax number listed in their Tax Center page: http://submit.shutterstock.com/tax_center.mhtml
The email starts with "Congratulations! You've had a large number of your files downloaded from the Shutterstock site."Ha. Ha ha ha ha. If only that were true.I think maybe it means some threshold number was crossed and this request was triggered automatically. But it seems to be an error.
Apparently what they want is the signature. Since I have no way to 'write' on the PDF I guess I'd have to print it out, sign it, scan it to a TIFF and fax it using an online service.A complete waste of everyone's time.
Just posted on SS forum by Anthony:Hello:The W-9 email many of you received recently is legitimate.As part of our record keeping, Shutterstock requests that you update your W-9 in the following instances:1) Should your backup withholding status change or2) If you change your nameWe realize you may have received the W-9 email even if your W-9 form is up to date. So, if your W-9 is on file and you have no changes to file with us, there is no need to send in another form.Sincerely,Anthony CorreiaDirector, Content OperationsShutterstock & Bigstock
Not a huge deal, but a fax is more secure than email. The fax goes through the telephone network and is sent directly from you to your recipient, where the bits of an email are transmitted through a number of intermediate networks. Unless you encrypt the contents of the email, which hardly anyone does, it would be possible for your information to be seen by a nefarious third party. Not likely, but not zero probability either. So there are good reasons for people to keep using fax machines. I have one as part of my multifunction fax/scanner/printer. One of my better purchases.
I was wondering about this. So what about "online faxing"? Is this as safe as traditional faxes, or is it no safer than sending an email?
Technically, as requested by the IRS, no matter how tedious and unnecessary, libraries are supposed to obtain new tax forms, W-9s or W-8BENs every year. This is to make sure information is correct or updated. Are they giving you a heads up and asking you to turn it in by January, or are they demanding it now?
Congratulations! You've had a large number of your files downloaded from the Shutterstock site.For compliance reasons, we're required to have a completed W-9 form from you on file so we can process a 1099 tax form at the end of the year and provide you with a copy for your own tax reporting. The 1099 form will indicate your total income from Shutterstock for the year and is also filed with the IRS. For this reason, we cannot process any payments to you until we have your completed W-9 on file.To download the W-9 form, please go tohttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdfAfter filling out the form, please fax it to 347-626-2455. Make sure it is clearly labeled with your account ID (54905). Again, we will not be able to process any payments to you until we have received the completed W-9 form.Thank you for your cooperation and thank you for allowing us to represent your content.Regards,Shutterstock Support
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