Online E-Filing Services
- Your business entity type.
- The Social Security number or taxpayer ID number of the responsible party in control of your business or organization.
Absolutely. You can file for an EIN for free directly with the IRS.
According to the IRS, completing the EIN documentation will take:
- 8 hrs and 36 min for recordkeeping.
- 42 min for learning about the form.
- 52 min to prepare, copy, assemble and send the form to the IRS.
eBusinessDocs.com can do all of this for your, for a fee, with only about 5 minutes of your time to go through out questionnaire. We'll handle everything else, respond to questions from the IRS and email you with your new EIN as soon as it's ready.
You can use your EIN immediately for most business needs. For example, when you:
- Open a bank account
- Apply for business licenses
- File a tax return by mail
Wait up to 2 weeks to:
- Pass an IRS Taxpayer ID Number (TIN) Matching Program
- E-file a tax return
- Make tax deposits and pay electronically – See Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide, Publication 15, when you receive your EIN and EFTPS Express Enrollment for New Businesses, Publication 4275 PDF
If your tax return is due and you haven't received your EIN, write "Applied For" and the date that you applied for it in the space shown for the number.
If you don't have your EIN by the time a deposit is due send your payment to the service center address for your state. Make your check or money order payable to Internal Revenue Service and show your name (as shown on the SS-4), address, kind of tax, period covered, and the date you applied for your EIN.
On the EIN application, you must name the person in charge of the entity and its assets, called the responsible party. The application must generally include the responsible party's:
- Name
- Social Security, individual taxpayer ID, or employer identification number (for entities)
- Signature
Nominees are not authorized to apply for an EIN. A nominee who applies for an EIN puts the entity's information and privacy at risk.
