How to: Getting a Foreign EIN with 98 Prefix

SOURCE: https://sedm.org/getting-a-foreign-ein-with-98-prefix/ Used with permission Employer Identification Numbers are often required to open business accounts at financial institutions. They are requested from the IRS using the SS-4 form. A foreign EIN is important for entities such as trusts that are filing as nonresident aliens. A Foreign EIN is an Employer Identification Number issued by the…

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Getting a Foreign EIN

1. Overview EINs are used by employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, non-profit associations, PUBLIC trusts, PUBLIC estates of decedents, government agencies, certain individuals, and other business entities. If your entity is an estate or trust, it files Form 1040NR as a nonresident alien if it is PRIVATE.  That means it is not required to be enumerated…

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