Do i have to provide w9 forms if i form a company whos sole purpose is to higher freelancers to do work for OTHER businesses?
No. But if you don't then "YOU PERSONALLY" will have an increased potential for serious legal issues at tax filing time. If your company will be paying "ANYBODY" for "ANYTHING" then they are either a W-2 employee of your company, or a subcontractor hired by your company. You can't do the legally required tax reporting without the employee's or contractor's SSN or EIN. You should require all prospects to provide you with a completed W-9 before you hire them, and before you pay one single penny to anyone or any other business/organization.
Since you can get the W-9 form for absolutely free yourself "right now" at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf and print as many copies as you need, this should not be an issue.
In order for a business to claim wages paid to an employee or contractor, that business must have either the SSN or EIN of the person or entity paid in order for the business to claim and deduct it as a business expense.
(Things are different if the employee/business is not a U.S. Citizen or legal alien, and physically resides outside of the United States.)
