Enter the first name of the individual that owns the business.
A Sole Proprietorship can only have one owner.
Enter the middle initial or name of the individual that owns the business.
Enter the last name of the individual that owns the business.
Enter the title of the individual that owns the business.
For a Sole Proprietorship the title is most commonly Owner b/c the individual applying owns the business.
Enter the SSN of the individual that owns the business.
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Re-enter the SSN of the individual that owns the business to verify it matches the previously entered SSN.
Enter the DBA or Trade Name of the business.
The IRS does not require Sole Proprietorships to have a DBA or Trade Name b/c one is not required.
Enter the physical street address of the business.
Warning – The IRS does not accept P.O. Boxes.
Enter the city of the business.
Select the State of the business.
Enter the 5-digit postal zip code of the business.
Enter the County of the business.
Warning – The IRS does not accept P.O. Boxes. Do not confuse “County” with “Country”.
Please select "Yes" if your mailing address is different than your physical place of business.
Enter the physical mailing street address.
Select the state of the business.
Select the option that best describes the principal activity of the business.
If not listed, select “Other” and enter your activity in the field that will appear.
Enter the activity of the business.
Example – If you owned a house cleaning business you would enter “cleaning houses”
Select one reason that best describes why you are applying for a Tax ID (EIN) Number w/ the IRS.
Enter the specific products/services of the business.
Example – If you owned a house cleaning business you would enter “house cleaning services”
Enter the startup date of the business or the date business was acquired.
Select the closing month of the accounting year.
The IRS most commonly recognizes December as the end of the accounting year, but this is not always the case.
Please select yes if this applies to your business.
The most common answer to this question is No. If you select yes, provide details in the fields that will appear below.
Please select yes if you plan to payout more than $4,000 in wages over the next calendar year.
If you pay less than $4,000 a calendar year in wages you can file taxes annually. If you plan to pay more than $4,000 a calendar year in wages you can file taxes quarterly.
Enter the total number of employees engaged in agriculture on your payroll (full or part time).
If none, enter 0.
Enter the total number of employees engaged in household work on your payroll (full or part time).
Enter the total number of employees hired to work for your business on your payroll that are not involved in agriculture or household work (full or part time).
Select the date in which employees (full or part time) will first be paid.
It’s common for this date to be in the future, but it can be a date in the past.
The most common answer to this question is No.
Please enter the best phone number for the applicant.
Our agents will only call you if there is an issue with your application.
Please enter the best email address for the applicant.
Our agents will send you an email containing your Tax ID / EIN so you can print it out and use it instantly!
Please re-enter the email to verify it matches the previously entered email.
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