<prompt> Human: Hello all,First I would like to thank this community for hosting such great discussion and helping me get my financial house in order over the last 2 years. I am a long time lurker and first time poster here on rpersonalfinance. So here is the situation.About a month ago I rented my apartment complexs recreation room for the day. I had to pay 100 and put down a 500 security deposit. About two weeks after I rented I notice the 500 check had been wrongfully deposited by property management. No big deal! I called them up and let them know. They apologized and told me the business manager would call me back. A week later they called and asked me if its okay for them to issue a replacement check. This is all I wanted, my funds to be replaced. Then days later, through email, they requested a w-9 form before issuing the check.My question is, if I give them a w-9 is it notifying the IRS of this income and will I end up having to pay income tax on that 500 twice? My understanding was w-9 are misc income mostly for independent contractors who receive more than 600 in a year. Do I really need to give them this form?Please let me know if I am misunderstanding or overthinking this situation! I really appreciate you all for taking the time to read this. Thanks in advance for your help.  <response>: I would just ask them why they need a w-9 to return your money? Most likely there has been some confusion on there end about what has happened and the person you are talking to is now confused. 