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FAR Clause

52.204-3

Taxpayer identification.
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Effective Date
OCT 1998
Active Deviations
Versions
1 (since 2017-01-01)
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This clause (52.204-3) has been merged into 52.204-90 under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (the RFO FAR Overhaul). For contracts using the RFO model, use the consolidated clause.

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52.204-3 Taxpayer identification.

As prescribed in 4.905, insert the following provision:

Taxpayer Identification (OCT 1998)

(a)
Definitions.

Common parent,
as used in this provision, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member.

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),
as used in this provision, means the number required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.

(b) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (d) through (f) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by the IRS. If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.904, the failure or refusal by the offeror to furnish the information may result in a 31 percent reduction of payments otherwise due under the contract.

(c) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror's TIN.

(d)
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

□ TIN:

□ TIN has been applied for.

□ TIN is not required because:

□ Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States;

□ Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;

□ Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

(e)
Type of organization.

□ Sole proprietorship;

□ Partnership;

□ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt);

□ Corporate entity (tax-exempt);

□ Government entity (Federal, State, or local);

□ Foreign government;

□ International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4;

□ Other

(f)
Common parent.

□ Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent as defined in paragraph (a) of this provision.

□ Name and TIN of common parent:

Name

TIN

(End of provision)

[63 FR 58589, Oct. 30, 1998]
4.905
The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, in solicitations that-

(a) Do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management; and

(b) Are not conducted under the procedures of part 12.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 4.905
The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, in solicitations that-

(a) Do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management; and

(b) Are not conducted under the procedures of part 12.

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Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52

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52.204-8
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