Employee ID Number

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Employer Identification Number

Information about Employer Identification Numbers (EIN), also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number. An EIN is used to identify a business entity.

Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) online
Information about how to apply online for an Employer Identification Number.
Do you need a new EIN?
Generally, businesses need a new EIN when their ownership or structure has changed.

Employer identification number

Review the requirements and process for obtaining an employer identification number for tax-exempt organizations.
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Charities and Nonprofits

Does the organization have an EIN?

Instructions for exemption applicants to obtain an EIN.
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Charities and Nonprofits

Form 1023: EIN required to apply for exemption

Must an organization obtain an employer identification number to apply for exemption?
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Charities and Nonprofits

FAQs for Indian tribal governments regarding nonresident alien gambling winnings

Insights into the reporting of gambling winnings to non-resident aliens and non-resident alien tribal members; the withholding, reporting, and depositing requirements.
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Indian Tribal Governments

ITG FAQ #17 answer - Are tribes required to have an employer identification number (EIN) to gain federal recognition?

Insights into a variety of issues, such as definitions, taxation of tribal governments and tribal members, sovereign immunity, etc.
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Indian Tribal Governments

Life cycle of a private foundation - Employer identification number

EIN requirement for private foundations.
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Charities and Nonprofits

Employer identification numbers for tax-exempt organizations

Overview of EIN requirements and procedures for tax-exempt organizations.
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Charities and Nonprofits

Automatic exemption revocation for nonfiling: new Employer Identification Number not required

Do I need to get a new employer identification number (EIN) for my organization to apply for reinstatement of tax-exempt status?
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Charities and Nonprofits

FAQs for Indian tribal governments regarding distributions

Find out about distributions; the different types and their tax implications; definitions of Indian Country and reservations; what is meant by competent and non-competent; and requirements to withhold on per capita distributions from gaming proceeds, as well as, withholding of gambling winnings to nonresident aliens.
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Indian Tribal Governments

Obtaining an employer identification number for an exempt organization

How do I get an Employer Identification Number for my organization?
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Charities and Nonprofits