EIN Employer Identification Number

EIN

EIN Employer Identification Number

THERE ARE 2 EMPLOYER TAX ID NUMBERS
THERE IS A FEDERAL EIN AND A STATE EIN -
EMPLOYERS NEED BOTH OF THE ABOVE
All EMPLOYER businesses need a EIN Employer Identification Number OR EIN ( federal employer identification number AND a state employer tax ID number.
You can obtain any tax ID or business registration such as a business license, LLC, DBA or incorporation here online.

ABOUT THE FEDERAL TAX ID NUMBER

Employers need both a federal tax ID FEIN, and a state employer ID number SEIN.

Also known as an IRS number, it is a unique 9 digit number (ex. 12-3456789) that the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies use to identify your business for many tax purposes, such as general business profit income tax and employment withholding tax.
All businesses need a federal tax ID number OR EIN ( federal employer identification number except sole owners that can use their social security number but who nevertheles may obtain a federal ID to use as a business tax ID number.
Corporations, partnerships, LLCs, employers, and, in some states, those businesses that are also getting a Seller's Permit are required to obtain a Federal Tax Id (FEIN) and a Business License. You can use a federal tax id number as your business id number.

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Otherwise, you will need to use your social security number over the phone or the internet all the time for orders or other business identification reasons. And your don't want your social security out there if you want to protect your identity.

There are 4 Business Tax ID Numbers. A federal tax ID number (Federal EIN), a State Employer (State EIN) Tax ID Number, a State Sales Tax ID Number ( seller's permit / wholesale license), and a Business Tax Registration ID (Business License).

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