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Small Business and Self-Employed
Online EIN: Frequently_Asked
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Step 1: Determine Your Eligibility
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You may apply for an EIN online if your principal business is located in the
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United States or U.S. Territories_
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The person applying online must have
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You are limited to one EIN per responsibleparty per
Businesses With Employees
Self-Employed
The
responsible party" is the person who ultimately owns or controls the
entity or who exercises ultimate effective control over the entity. Unless the
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government entity; the responsible party must be an
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natural person), not an entity:
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You must complete this application in one session; as you will not be able to
save and return at
later time;
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Your session will expire after 15 minutes of inactivity, and you willneed to start
over:
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After all validations are done you will get your EIN immediately upon
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completion. You can then download, save; and printyour EIN confirmation
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