EIN / Tax ID Application (SS-4)

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Entity Type(Required)

Sole Proprietors: The Legal Name of Entity must be your FULL LEGAL NAME as it appears on your Social Security Card. If you have a Business Name, check the box for Trade Name and specify it as the Trade Name.

Legal Name of Entity(Required)

Business / Entity name exactly as it appears on legal documents

Trade Name (Optional)

Is there a different Trade Name, DBA, Fictitious Business Name

Yes

Trade Name of Business (Only if Different than Legal Entity Name)(Required)

Applicant Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Applicant Title(Required)

CEO

President

Owner

CFO

COO

Officer

Managing Member

Sole Member

Treasurer

Trustee

Applicant Email(Required)

Applicant Phone Number(Required)

Responsible Party(Required)

The Responsible Party is a person who owns or controls the entity/business.

First Middle Last

Responsible Party Identifier(Required)

The IRS REQUIRES the identifier of the Responsible Party

SSN

ITIN

SSN of Responsible Party(Required)

EIN of Responsible Party(Required)

ITIN of Responsible Party(Required)

Sole Proprietor Type(Required)

Sole Proprietor - A sole proprietorship is a business that has only one owner and is not incorporated or registered with the state as a limited liability company (LLC). A sole proprietor can be a self-employed individual or an independent contractor. Sole proprietors (self-employed individuals) report all business income and expenses on their individual tax returns (Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, Schedule C, E, or F). A sole proprietor may or may not have employees.

Household Employer - You are a household employer if you have hired someone to do household work and that worker is your employee. Household employees include: babysitters, nannies, au pairs, cleaning people, housekeepers, maids, drivers, health aides, private nurses, caretakers, yard workers, and similar domestic workers.

Partnership Type(Required)

Partnership - A partnership is a relationship existing between two or more persons or groups who join together to carry on a trade or business. Each partner contributes money, property, labor, or skill, and expects to share in the profits and losses of the business.

Joint Venture - A joint venture is a partnership formed between two or more business entities. These businesses share risk or expertise on a specific project or group of projects.

Corporation Type(Required)

Corporation - A corporation is a person or group of people who establish a legal entity by filing articles of incorporation with the state's secretary of state granting it certain legal powers, rights, privileges, and liabilities.

S Corporation - The income of an S corporation generally is taxed to the shareholders of the corporation rather than to the corporation itself. However, an S corporation may still owe tax on certain income.

Personal Service Corporation - A personal service corporation involves services in the fields of health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, or consulting.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) - A REIT is an investment vehicle established for the benefit of a group of real estate investors.

Regulated Investment Conduit (RIC) - A RIC is a regulated investment company that applies to any domestic corporation that meets certain criteria.

Settlement Fund (under IRC Sec 468B) - A settlement fund is established for the principal purpose of settling and paying claims against the electing taxpayer under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 468B.

Select the State Where Incorporated(Required)

Corporation Form to be Filed(Required)

C Corporation & S Corporation are the most common entries

Form 1120 → For a C Corporation

Form 1120-S → For an S Corporation (if Form 2553 is filed)

Form 1120-POL → For political organizations

Form 990 → For nonprofit corporations

Form 1041 → Rarely used, unless the corp is part of an estate or trust structure

Estate Type(Required)

Bankruptcy Estate (Individual)

Irrevocable Trust

Revocable Trust

Charitable Lead Annuity Trust

Charitable Lead Unitrust

Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust

Charitable Remainder Unitrust

Conservatorship

Custodianship

Escrow

FNMA (Fannie Mae)

GNMA (Ginnie Mae)

Guardianship

Pooled Income Fund

Qualified Funeral Trust

Receivership

Settlement Fund (under IRC Sec 468B)

Trust (All Others)

Other Entity Type(Required)

Bankruptcy Estate (Individual)

Block/Tenant Association

Church

Church-Controlled Organization

Community or Volunteer Group

Employer/Fiscal Agent (under IRC Sec 504)

Employer Plan (401K, Money Purchase Plan, etc.)

Farmers' Cooperative

Government, Federal/Military

Government, Indian Tribal Governments

Government, State/Local

Homeowners/Condo Association

Household Employer

IRA

Memorial or Scholarship Fund

Plan Administrator

Political Organization

PTA/PTO or School Organization

REMIC

Social or Savings Club

Sports Teams (community)

Withholding Agent

Other Non-Profit/Tax-Exempt Organizations

Non-Profit Identifier(Required)

Enter your Organization type (for example, "Educational Organization"). If your organization has a Group Exemption Number (GEN), enter your 4 digit Group Exemption Number (GEN) after the organization type. If you're a political organization, enter "Section 527 Organization"

Estate Identifier(Required)

SSN or ITIN of the deceased person.

LLC: Number of Members(Required)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 1.

Are the 2 LLC Members Husband and Wife?(Required)

Yes

LLC: Organized in the U.S.(Required)

Yes

LLC: Status Designation(Required)

Are you planning to or have you already filed either of the following? If not, select None of the Above.

Form 8832 - Elect to be treated as a Corporation

Form 2553 - Elect to be treated as an S-Corp

None of the Above.

Executore, Administrator, trustee, "Care of" name.(Required)

For trusts, enter the name of the trustee. For estates, enter the name of the executor, administrator, personal representative, or other fiduciary. If the entity applying has a designated person to receive tax information, enter that person's name as the “care of” person. Enter the individual's first name, middle initial, and last name.

Tax ID of Trust Guarantor(Required)

Legal Entity Physical Address (No PO Boxes)(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

State & County where Business is Formed / Incorporated(Required)

Mailing Address

Same as Physical Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Date Entity Started or Acquired(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Reason for Applying(Required)

Select the closest reason

Started a new business

Hired Employees

Compliance with IRS Regulations

Banking Purposes

Changed Type of Organization

Purchased Going Business

Created a Trust

Created a Pension Plan

Other

Specify Banking Purpose(Required)

Specify the banking purpose. For example, "Open a checking account for receiving payments".

Specify Reason for Applying(Required)

Specify the reason for applying.

Specify the Type of the New Business:(Required)

Specify the type of new business you are starting. For example, "Retail sale of clothing".

Specify the Type of Change Made:(Required)

Specify Trust Type(Required)

Revocable Living Trust

Irrevocable Trust

Testamentary Trust

Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)

Qualified Subchapter S Trust (QSST)

Other

Specify Pension Plan Type(Required)

401(k) Plan

Profit-Sharing Plan

Defined Benefit Plan

SEP IRA (Simplified Employee Pension)

Simple IRA

Other

Employee Estimate

Highest number of employees expected in the next 12 months. Click Continue to move to next step. Enter 0 if none.

Agricultural Employees

Enter 0 if none.

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Household Employees

Enter 0 if none.

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Other Employees

Enter 0 if none.

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Tax Information

Closing Month of Accounting Year(Required)

Commonly December

Tax Liability Estimate

If you expect your employment tax liability to be $1,000 or less in a full calendar year and want to file Form 944 annually instead of Forms 941 quarterly, check the box below

Annual Filing

First Date Wages or Annuities Were Paid

If the business does not have employees or does not intend to have employees, leave blank.

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Principal Activity of the Entity(Required)

Select the closest one

Retail

Construction

Finance & Insurance

Real Estate

Health Care & Social Assistance

Health care & social assistance

Wholesale—agent/broker

Wholesale—other

Transportation & Warehousing

Accommodation & Food Service

Manufacturing

Other

Specify Principal Activity(Required)

You selected "Other" in the previous step. Please specify what general line of work the business is in.

Indicate principal line of merchandise sold, specific construction work done, products produced, or services provided(Required)

Example: "Sell Clothing Online and in stores"

Highway Motor Vehicle(s) Gross Weight(Required)

Does your business own a highway motor vehicle with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more?

Yes

Gambling or Wagering(Required)

Does your business involve gambling or wagering?

Yes

Federal Excise Tax(Required)

Does your business pay federal excise taxes?

Yes

Alcohol, Tobacco or Firearms(Required)

Does your business sell or manufacture alcohol, tobacco or firearms?

Yes

Has this entity Received a Prior EIN?(Required)

Yes

Previous EIN(Required)

Agreement & Consent(Required)

By checking the box below, you represent and warrant that the information provided is accurate and that you have read and accepted the Terms of Use.

I agree

EIN Registration Fee

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Processing Options(Required)

Standard Processing (One Business Day)

Expedited Processing (4 Hours)

EIN Filing Fee

The EIN Filing Fee is a 100% Tax Deductible Business Expense.

Billing Address(Required)

Same as Physical Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Secure Checkout(Required)

EIN / Tax ID Application

EIN / Tax ID Application (SS-4)

Employee Estimate

Tax Information

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