Creditor letter requesting W-9
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:53 am
A client who received his Chapter 7 Discharge in October just received a letter from Capital One listing the discharged credit card account number and requesting that he complete and return a Form W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number. The letter says "This letter is for informational purposes only. It is not an attempt to collect a debt". The letter also states that the IRS "could impose a monetary penalty on you under Section 6723 of the Internal Revenue Code if you don't give this information to us when we ask for it."
Has anyone else seen one of these letters? Does anyone know why is it being sent?
Jim
James R. Selth
Certified Bankruptcy Specialist*
Weintraub & Selth, APC
11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1170
Los Angeles, California 90025
Telephone: (310) 207-1494
Facsimile: (310) 442-0660
E-Mail: jim@wsrlaw.net
*Certified by State Bar of California as Certified Legal Specialist in Bankruptcy Law
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