Looking for a Form Ss-4 Templates? Download it for free!

receive your EIN in the mail in approximately 4 weeks. Also see

Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization.

Third Party Designee, later.

Form 8822-B, Change of Address or Responsible Party —

Business.

Call 1-800-829-4933 to verify a number or to ask about the status

Form 8832, Entity Classification Election.

of an application by mail.

Form 8849, Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes.

Form SS-4 downloaded from IRS.gov is a fillable form and,

For more information about filing Form SS-4 and related issues,

when completed, is suitable for faxing or mailing to the IRS.

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see:

Pub. 15, Employer's Tax Guide.

Pub. 51, Agricultural Employer's Tax Guide.

Where To File or Fax

Pub. 80, Federal Tax Guide for Employers in the U.S. Virgin

Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands.

If you have a principal place of

File or fax to:

business, office or agency, or

Pub. 538, Accounting Periods and Methods.

legal residence in the case of an

Pub. 542, Corporations.

individual, located in:

Pub. 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization.

Pub. 583, Starting a Business and Keeping Records.

One of the 50 states or the District

Internal Revenue Service

Pub. 966, Electronic Choices to Pay All Your Federal Taxes.

of Columbia

Attn: EIN Operation

Cincinnati, OH 45999

Pub. 1635, Understanding Your EIN.

Fax: (855) 641-6935

Specific Instructions

If you have no legal residence,

Internal Revenue Service

principal office or principal agency

Attn: EIN International Operation

in any state or the District of

Cincinnati, OH 45999

Follow the instructions for each line to expedite processing and to

Columbia (international/U.S.

avoid unnecessary IRS requests for additional information. Enter

possessions)

Fax: (855) 215-1627 (within the U.S.)

“N/A” on the lines that don't apply.

Fax: (304) 707-9471 (outside the U.S.)

Line 1. Legal name of entity (or individual) for whom the EIN is

How To Get Tax Help, Forms, and

being requested. Enter the legal name of the entity (or individual)

applying for the EIN exactly as it appears on the social security card,

Publications

charter, or other applicable legal document. An entry is required.

Individuals. Enter your first name, middle initial, and last name. If

Tax help for your business is available at

IRS.gov/

you're a sole proprietor, enter your individual name, not your

Businesses.

business name. Enter your business name on line 2. Don't use

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abbreviations or nicknames on line 1.

You can download or print all of the forms and publications you

Trusts. Enter the name of the trust as it appears on the trust

may need on IRS.gov/FormsPubs. Otherwise, you can go to

instrument.

IRS.gov/OrderForms

to place an order and have forms mailed to

Estate of a decedent. Enter the name of the estate. For an

you. You should receive your order within 10 business days.

estate that has no legal name, enter the name of the decedent

followed by “Estate.”

Related Forms and Publications

Partnerships. Enter the legal name of the partnership as it

The following forms and instructions may be useful to filers of Form

appears in the partnership agreement.

SS-4.

Corporations. Enter the corporate name as it appears in the

Form 11-C, Occupational Tax and Registration Return for

corporate charter or other legal document creating it.

Wagering.

Plan administrators. Enter the name of the plan administrator. A

Form 637, Application for Registration (For Certain Excise Tax

plan administrator who already has an EIN should use that number.

Activities).

Line 2. Trade name of business. Enter the trade name of the

Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return.

business if different from the legal name. The trade name is the

Form 730, Monthly Tax Return for Wagers.

“doing business as” (DBA) name.

Form 941, Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return.

Form 944, Employer's ANNUAL Federal Tax Return.

Use the full legal name shown on line 1 on all tax returns

Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return.

filed for the entity. (However, if you enter a trade name on

Instructions for Form 990-T.

line 2 and choose to use the trade name instead of the legal

CAUTION

Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under

name, enter the trade name on all returns you file.) To prevent

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

processing delays and errors, use only the legal name (or the trade

Form 1024, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under

name) on all tax returns.

Section 501(a).

Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business (Sole

Line 3. Executor, administrator, trustee, “care of” name. For

Proprietorship).

trusts, enter the name of the trustee. For estates, enter the name of

Schedule F (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Farming.

the executor, administrator, or other fiduciary. If the entity applying

Instructions for Form 1041 and Schedules A, B, G, J, and K-1,

has a designated person to receive tax information, enter that

U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts.

person's name as the “care of” person. Enter the individual's first

Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source

name, middle initial, and last name.

Income of Foreign Persons.

Lines 4a–b. Mailing address. Enter the mailing address for the

Form 1042-S, Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to

entity's correspondence. If the entity's address is outside the United

Withholding.

States or its possessions, you must enter the city, province or state,

Instructions for Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income.

postal code, and the name of the country. Don't abbreviate the

Instructions for Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage

country name. If line 3 is completed, enter the address for the

Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return.

executor, trustee, or “care of” person. Generally, this address will be

Instructions for Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return.

used on all tax returns.

Form 1120S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation.

Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return.

If the entity is filing the Form SS-4 only to obtain an EIN for the

Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation.

Form 8832, use the same address where you would like to have the

Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative.

acceptance or nonacceptance letter sent.

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