To apply for an employer identification number (EIN). An EIN is a nine-digit number. For example, 12-3456789, assigned to sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, and other entities for tax filing and reporting purposes. The information you provide on this form will establish your business tax account. File only one. Generally, a sole proprietor should file only one Form SS-4 and needs only one EIN, regardless of the number of businesses operated as a sole proprietorship or trade names under which a business operates. However, if the proprietorship incorporates or enters into a partnership, a new EIN is required. Also, each corporation in an affiliated group must have its own EIN. You can apply for an EIN online, by telephone, by fax, or by mail depending on how soon you need to use the EIN. Use only one method for each entity so you do not receive more than one EIN for an entity. Where to Fax or File: If your principal business, office or agency, or legal residence in the case of an individual, is located in: Fax or file with the “Internal Revenue Service Center” at: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia Fax or file with the Internal Revenue Service Center at: Attn: EIN Operation Holtsville, NY 11742 Fax-TIN: 631-447-8960 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan Attn: EIN Operation Cincinnati, OH 45999 Fax-TIN: 859-669-5760 Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming: Attn: EIN Operation Philadelphia, PA 19255 Fax-TIN: 859-669-5760 If you have no legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency in any state: Attn: EIN Operation Philadelphia, PA 19255 Fax-TIN: 215-516-1040 |