Procurement and Contract Services
Wire Payment Process
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Step 1. Determine the Vendor’s Status: Check with Accounts Payable to determine if the payment will be made to a new vendor or a current vendor. If the vendor is a new vendor, go to Step 2. If the vendor is a current vendor, go to step 4.
Step 2. Determine the Vendor Type: In order to make a payment, the University must have one of the following federal forms signed and on file. The federal form requirement is based on the vendor type. Use the vendor types below to obtain the appropriate signed federal form.
- U. S. Citizen or U.S. Entity fill out Federal Tax Form W-9: Updated Dec. 2014 *Instructions (Effective 7/01/14 Must have 2013 W-9 on file),
- Foreign National Individual fill out a Foreign National Information Form and Tax Compliance will communicate whether a Form W-8BEN or W-9 is appropriate
- Form W-8BEN. (The signed form is valid for three calendar years)
- Foreign Entity fill out a Foreign Corporation Information Form and the appropriate Form W-8:
Form W-8BEN-E (The signed form is valid for three calendar years)
Form W-8ECI(The signed form is valid for three calendar years)
Form W-8IMY (The signed form is valid for three calendar years)
Form W-8EXP (The signed form is valid for three calendar years)
Step 3. Request New Vendor Setup: Send the signed federal form and the new vendor request form to accounts payable for vendor setup. Tax Compliance approval may be needed before the vendor can be added to our operating system. A new vendor approval request will be submitted to Tax Compliance by Accounts Payable when applicable.
Step 4. Payment Processing: Complete and submit the approved Remittance Voucher. Be sure to include the required wiring information on the remittance voucher, the invoice, and any other required documentation to Accounts Payable for payment processing.