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and/or criminal litigation, and to cities, states, the District of

Line 18. Check the applicable box to indicate whether or not the

Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and possessions for use in

applicant entity applying for an EIN was issued one previously.

administering their tax laws. We may also disclose this information

Third Party Designee. Complete this section only if you want to

to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to

authorize the named individual to answer questions about the

enforce federal nontax criminal laws, and to federal law enforcement

completion of Form SS-4 and receive the entity’s newly assigned

and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.

EIN. You must complete the signature area for the authorization to

We will be unable to issue an EIN to you unless you provide all of

be valid. The designee’s authority terminates at the time the EIN is

the requested information that applies to your entity. Providing false

assigned and released to the designee. EINs are released to

information could subject you to penalties.

authorized third party designees by the method they used to obtain

the EIN (online, telephone, or fax); however, the EIN notice will be

You're not required to provide the information requested on a

mailed to the taxpayer.

form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form

displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a

If the third party designee’s address or telephone number

form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents

matches the address or telephone number of the taxpayer,

may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue

the application must be mailed or faxed.

CAUTION

law. Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as

required by section 6103.

Signature. When required, the application must be signed by (a)

the individual, if the applicant is an individual; (b) the president, vice

The time needed to complete and file this form will vary

president, or other principal officer, if the applicant is a corporation;

depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average time

is:

knowledge of its affairs, if the applicant is a partnership, government

entity, or other unincorporated organization; or (d) the fiduciary, if the

applicant is a trust or an estate. Foreign applicants may have any

Recordkeeping

8 hr., 36 min.

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duly-authorized person (for example, division manager) sign Form

SS-4.

Learning about the law or the form

42 min.

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Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for

Preparing, copying, assembling, and sending the

the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of

form to the IRS

52 min.

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the United States. We need it to comply with section 6109 and the

regulations thereunder, which generally require the inclusion of an

employer identification number (EIN) on certain returns, statements,

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time

or other documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service. If your

estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be

entity is required to obtain an EIN, you're required to provide all of

happy to hear from you. You can send your comments from

IRS.gov/

the information requested on this form. Information on this form may

FormsPubs. Click on More Information and then click on Give us

be used to determine which federal tax returns you're required to file

feedback. Or you can write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax

and to provide you with related forms and publications.

Forms and Publications Division, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW,

IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Don't send Form SS-4 to this

We disclose this form to the Social Security Administration (SSA)

address. Instead, see Where To File or Fax, earlier.

for their use in determining compliance with applicable laws. We

may give this information to the Department of Justice for use in civil

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Instr. for Form SS-4 (Rev. 12-2017)

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