Small Business Resource Guide 2002
CD Related Index
Help
Update
What's New
Tell Me More
Feedback
Statistics
Business Related Index
Pre Start-Up
Starting Your Business
Specialized Guidance
Hiring
Preparing Tax Returns
Filing Returns/Paying Taxes
Post-Filing Issues
Other Tax Issues
Business Forms/Publications Index
Changing/Closing Your Business
FAQs/Tutorials
Other Resources
BackHomeNextseparator Search Style Sheet  
Home > What's New > Important Tax Changes for 2002

What's New

Important Tax Changes for 2002

EIN and State Mapping


EIN Processing for January 2002

The EIN Improvement Initiative-working group was established in January 2001. Through data collection and meeting with external customers (AICPA and CAP in May 2001) areas of improvement were identified.

The following changes were implemented in June 2001:

  • Taxpayers are no longer required to have the Form SS-4 completed when calling the Tele-TIN Function and can receive an unlimited amount of EINs via the phone. In addition, the customer is no longer required to mail the Form to IRS after the call.
  • 3rd parties can call IRS on behalf of their clients without sending a Form 2848, Power of Attorney, or Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization, to receive an EIN. The IRS will take the information, and fax the EIN back to the customer (not the 3rd party). If 3rd parties want the EIN faxed back to them, a Form 2848 or 8821 will be required.
  • The IRS introduced a new Internet web site for the publishing of procedural and contact information regarding the EIN application process. The following address maybe used to access this web site: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/
  • A fill-in-able Form SS-4 has been developed and is on this web site. This form can be filled in on line and printed and faxed or mailed to the IRS.


Effective January 2002:

  • IRS will consolidate its EIN process into three Small Business / Self-Employed, Customer Account Services Sites. Service will be provided from Brookhaven, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. See below for the new state routing for paper and fax service.
  • We are staffing our telephone operation to deliver a much higher level of service than in the past.
  • IRS will have a national 1-866-816-2065 number to replace the existing local numbers. Customers will call one toll free number
    · and be routed to the next available assistor.
  • Consistent hours of operation will be established. All areas of the country will have telephone access from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (customer's local time or pacific).

State mapping for Small Business Owners

To determine where to file your business returns, go to http://www.irs.gov/where_file/index.html