Applying & Getting FEIN /EIN Federal Tax ID

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The company needs to apply for the federal employer identification number ("EIN"), used for tax and employer purposes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assigns an employer identification number to every business or non-personal entity (like a club). The EIN is to an organization what a Social Security Number is to a person--an official tax identifier used for filing returns and opening banking accounts.

EINs Structure

EINs are nine-digit numbers. Unlike Social Security Numbers, which are in the format 123-45-6789, EINs are in the format 12-3456789. The first two digits had a positional logic, and the remaining six were simply the next numbers in the sequence with no intrinsic meaning.

Prefix Codes

Before 2001, the first two characters of the EIN (called a "prefix code") represented the general geographic area in which a business was expected to operate. After 2001, the code no longer applied in the same way; instead of referring to the business's geographic area, it reflected the location of the IRS office that processed the EIN request. Prefix codes, by assigning city, are as follow: Andover (10, 12), Atlanta (60, 67), Austin (50, 53), Brookhaven (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 11, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25, 34, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 65), Cincinnati (30, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 61), Fresno (15, 24), Kansas City (40, 44), Memphis (94, 95), Ogden (80, 90), Philadelphia (33, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 92, 93, 98, 99), Internet (20, 26, 27), Small Business Administration (31).

Number Verification

You can verify your EIN by visiting HIPPA Space website. Once you get to the HIPPASpace website, type in your EIN and press “Validate”. You can use the HIPPASpace website to quickly determine whether your EIN is valid.

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