Re: W-9 forms - new thing for 2006 FIRST Registration
 

The W-9 form is available from your finance department at your school system or you may download the form from several sources - FIRST has provided the form and a link, go to the message they sent your team leader several months ago.

This form is required this year. It is not hard to do and team leaders have been aware of the requirement from the start of registration.

As FIRST grows so will the requirements and rules put on them by the government.

Don't panic! The first step is to make sure your team leader remembers to do this small requirement.

The second step is to enjoy the robotics competition.

Re: W-9 forms - new thing for 2006 FIRST Registration
 

So bottom line, have we decided on this?

Thanks

Re: W-9 forms - new thing for 2006 FIRST Registration
 

Not sure what you mean, but it would sound as if FIRST has made it relatively clear that a W-9 form must be sent in to receive a KOP. ( US teams only it would appear. ) Beth's reason for the documents sounds pretty valid, a lot of money is channeled through FIRST each year so I'd imagine they are watched pretty closely. These forms help them keep everything straight. Making everyone do this just covers all their bases now and makes for less confusion later.

Re: W-9 forms - new thing for 2006 FIRST Registration
 

Thank you for bringing this back up, I had intended to do it, but forgot in the hustle of getting everything else ready... I sent it to our school today to have it done.

My guess is that there are going to be A LOT of sad teams at kickoff without their KOP, though, if they didnt read the fine print.