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How to Get a FOREIGN EIN as a Partnership Residing in a Constitutional State
1. Introduction An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is a type of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) needed in order for a artificial business entity to open a bank account or get a loan. EINs for artificial entities are issued by the IRS under the authority of 26 C.F.R. §301.6109-1(g)(1)(ii). The IRS Form SS-4 is the application…
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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…
Read MoreHow to Change the Status of a TIN
1. Introduction The status of a Taxpayer Identification Number is controlled by the following regulation: 26 CFR § 301.6109-1 – Identifying numbers. (g) Special rules for taxpayer identifying numbers issued to foreign persons— (1) General rule— (i) Social security number. A social security number is generally identified in the records and database of the Internal Revenue Service as a number belonging to a…
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