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                            Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act 
Form    W-11                                                                                                        OMB No. 1545-2173
(Rev. June 2010)                                      Employee Affidavit
Department of the Treasury  
Internal Revenue Service    ▶ Do not send this form to the IRS. Keep this form for your records. 
To be completed by new employee. Affidavit is not valid unless employee signs it.
I certify that I have been unemployed or have not worked for anyone for more than 40 hours during the 60-day period ending on the 
date I began employment with this employer.

Your name                                                                          Social security number ▶

First date of employment                /   /         Name of employer

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this affidavit and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, 
and complete.

Employee's signature▶                                                                            Date              ▶/           /

Instructions to the                         • is not related to you. An employee is      Our legal right to ask for information is 
                                            related to you if he or she is your child or Internal Revenue Code section 6001 and 
Employer                                    a descendent of your child,  your sibling    the purpose of the form is stated in the 
Section references are to the Internal      or stepsibling, your parent or an            instructions. This collection of the 
Revenue Code.                               ancestor of your parent, your stepparent,    information is required to obtain certain 
                                            your niece or nephew, your aunt or           tax benefits.
Purpose of Form                             uncle, or your in-law. An employee also      If you do not retain this record or give 
                                            is related to you if he or she is related to fraudulent information, we may have to 
Use Form W-11 to confirm that an            anyone who owns more than 50% of             disallow certain exemptions and credits, 
employee is a qualified employee under      your outstanding stock or capital and        and you also may be charged penalties 
the HIRE Act. You can use another           profits interest or is your dependent or a   and be subject to criminal prosecution. 
similar statement if it contains the        dependent of anyone who owns more            This could make the tax higher or delay 
information above and the employee          than 50% of your outstanding stock or        any refund. Interest may also be 
signs it under penalties of perjury.        capital and profits interest.                charged.
   Only employees who meet all the            If you are an estate or trust, see         The time needed to complete this form 
requirements of a qualified employee        section 51(i)(1) and section 152(d)(2) for   will vary depending on individual 
may complete this affidavit or similar      more details.                                circumstances. The estimated average 
statement. You cannot claim the HIRE 
Act benefits, including the payroll tax               Do not send this form to the IRS.  time is:
exemption or the new hire retention         CAUTION! Keep it with your other payroll    Recordkeeping     . .      . . 1 hr., 25 min.
credit, unless the employee completes                 and income tax records.            Preparing the form         . .          . . 25 min. 
and signs this affidavit or similar 
statement under penalties of perjury and                                                 Learning about the   
is otherwise a qualified employee.          Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.The           law or the form     .      . .          . . 24 min.
                                            Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
   A “qualified employee” is an employee    requires that when we ask you for            If you have comments regarding the 
who:                                        information we must first tell you our       accuracy of this time estimate or you 
• begins employment with you after          legal right to ask for the information, why  have suggestions for making this form 
February 3, 2010, and before January 1,     we are asking for it, and how it will be     simpler, we would be happy to hear from 
2011;                                       used. We must also tell you what could       you. You can write to the Internal 
                                            happen if we do not receive it and           Revenue Service, Tax Products 
• certifies by signed affidavit, or similar whether your response is voluntary,          Coordinating Committee, 
statement under penalties of perjury, that  required to obtain a benefit, or             SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution 
he or she has not been employed for         mandatory under the law. You are not         Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 
more than 40 hours during the 60-day        required to provide the information          20224. Do not send the form to this 
period ending on the date the employee      requested on a form that is subject to       address.
begins employment with you;                 the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the       Please keep this notice with your 
• is not employed by you to replace         form displays a valid OMB control            records. It may help you if we ask you for 
another employee unless the other           number. Books or records relating to a       other information. If you have any 
employee separated from employment          form or its instructions must be retained    questions about the rules for filing and 
voluntarily or for cause (including         as long as their contents may become         giving information, please call or visit any 
downsizing); and                            material in the administration of any        Internal Revenue Service office.
                                            Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax 
                                            returns and return information are 
                                            confidential, as stated in Code section 
                                            6103.

                                                           Cat. No. 10744F                                   Form W-11 (Rev. 6-2010) 






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