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Residency

• Select US Resident or provide information on legal residency and VISA type
  
• To comply with IRS tax reporting requirements/regulations the UW must gather residency information in order to make sure proper taxes are withheld, if required.
  
  For example, all non-employee US residents are considered independent contractors and therefore they are responsible for their own tax withholding and reporting. Nonresident aliens one the other hand must have taxes withheld unless a tax treaty exists between the UW and their country. The UW must gather accurate residency information.

• For legal residents of other counties (nonresident aliens) their specific Visa type dictates what payments can and cannot be made. The How To Determine Which Tax Related Documents Are Required When Making Payments flowchart outlines the tax information requirements, including a link to the list of visa types and the payments that can be made under each visa type.