Am i old enough to fill out a w-9?

Question

im seventeen and i dont have any dependants. my friend said by law my employer should have asked to to fill one out but she didn't so whats the deal??? shoudl i have filled out a w-9 or a w2 form?? plus you smart adult peoples i need soome HELP!

Answer 1

You don't fill out a W-9 at a job, you fill out a W-4.  It's not age dependent, everyone has to file one regardless of age.

Your employer will send you a W-2 at the end of the year.  You use that to prepare and file your tax return.

A W-9 is to advise a payer of your SSN.  You will file one if you are self-employed and are paid by a business to do contract work for them, or if you open a bank account so that the bank can notify the IRS of any interest income you earn on your deposits.

Answer 2

If you are an independent contractor, which you probably are NOT, you'd fill out a W-9 form.  As an employee, you'd fill out a W-4 form - the W-2 is the form your employer would give you at the end of the year showing what you made and what was withheld.

Neither has anything to do with your age.