Starting Your Business/Keeping Tax Records
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)/Form SS-4
EINs are used to identify the tax accounts
of employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships,
estates, trusts, and other entities.
If you don't already have an EIN, you
need to get one if you:
1. Have employees
2. Have a Keogh plan
3. Operate your business as a corporation or partnership,
or
4. File any of these tax returns:
A. Employment
B. Excise
C. Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms
Who
Must file
When to Apply for a New EIN
How to Apply
Where to Apply
You can get an EIN either through the
mail or by telephone. But first you must fill out Form
SS4, Application for Employer Identification Number.
Important References
Form
SS-4
Application for EIN with instructions
Publication
583 Starting a Business
and Keeping Records
Publication 1635 Understanding
Your EIN