Document Verification and Compliance Flashcards

Which single document can prove both identity and foreign status without any other supporting document for a Form W-7 applicant?

Answer: Current valid passport

The passport is the only stand-alone document that establishes both identity and foreign status.

For which applicants may a CAA authenticate a passport and civil birth certificate and return the originals instead of mailing them to the IRS?

Answer: Primary applicants, spouses, and dependents

CAAs may authenticate passports and birth certificates for primary, secondary, and dependent applicants.

A primary applicant provides only a foreign driver's license and a national ID card. What must the CAA do with these documents?

Answer: Return them and send originals or certified copies to the IRS with the W-7

CAAs can only authenticate passports and birth certificates, so other documents must be sent to the IRS as originals or certified copies.

Which type of copy of a supporting document is NOT acceptable to the IRS for an ITIN application?

Answer: Notarized copy

The IRS does not accept notarized copies; copies must be certified by the issuing agency.

A dependent applicant's passport has no U.S. date of entry and the dependent is from France. What additional document may prove U.S. residency for a 4-year-old?

Answer: U.S. medical records

Medical records are acceptable for dependents under age 6 to show U.S. residency.

After reviewing and authenticating original documents during the interview, what must the CAA do with the originals?

Answer: Return them to the applicant immediately

Originals are returned to the applicant immediately after review; the CAA keeps copies.

Which form does a CAA attach to the W-7 to certify that original documents were reviewed and authenticated?

Answer: Form W-7 (COA) Certificate of Accuracy

The Certificate of Accuracy, Form W-7 (COA), certifies the CAA reviewed the supporting documents.