Alabama - Apply for Employer Identification Number (SSA)

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Procedure

Apply Online

1. Application is available in the following Link
2. Applicant must provide all information necessary for application procedure online.
3. Applicant should make sure to upload digital copies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form.
4. Finally, applicant has to click on “Submit” button.
5. There is no fee required for this procedure.
6. The applicant will receive your EIN shortly after all validations have been completed.
7. The applicant can then save print, or download their EIN confirmation message.

Apply by Mail

1. Application is available in the following Link
2. The applicant has to fill-in the details in the form.
3. The applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
4. Applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the form and attach the photocopies of the documents that are needed along with the application form before submitting to Internal Revenue Service.
5. Mail the application to the appropriate office.
6. The mail addresses are mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page.
7. There is no fee required for this procedure.
8. The processing time may take 4 business days.

Apply by Telephone

1. International applicants can acquire their EIN by calling 267-941-1099 (not a toll-free number) from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday.
2. The person who answers the phone must be authorised to receive the EIN and to answer inquiries about Form SS-4 PDF, Application for Employer Identification Number.
3. Only fill out the Third Party Designee section if the applicant wants to provide the identified individual permission to acquire the entity's EIN and answer questions about Form SS-4 completion.
4. When the EIN is assigned and released to the designee, the designee's authority ends.
5. For the authorization to be legitimate, the applicant must fill out the signature section.

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Required Documents

• Application form Link
• Additional forms depending on the identity chosen in online process.

Office Locations & Contacts

Mail or Fax Main Office:
Location: Ohio
Address: Internal Revenue Service
Attn: EIN Operation
Cincinnati, OH 45999
Fax: (855) 641-6935

If the applicant doesn’t have a legal residence, main place of business, or main office or agency in any state:
Internal Revenue Service
Attn: EIN International Operation
Cincinnati, OH 45999
Fax: (855) 215-1627 (within the U.S.)
Fax: (304) 707-9471 (outside the U.S.)
Contact Link

Regional Office:
Contact Link

Note:
Provide Zip code to find Social Security Office.

Eligibility

• If your primary place of business is in the United States or one of its territories, you can register for an EIN online.
• A valid Taxpayer Identification Number is required for online applications (SSN, ITIN, EIN).
• Each responsible party is only allowed one EIN every day.

Note:

• The "responsible party" is the individual who owns or controls the entity at the end of the day, or who has ultimate effective control over it.The responsible party must be an individual (i.e., a natural person), not an entity, unless the applicant is a government entity.
  

Fees

• There is no fee required for this procedure.

Validity

• EINs never expire. An EIN cannot be renewed once it has been issued to an entity, though a business may choose to cancel or amend its current EIN for certain reasons.

Documents to Use

• An application form is available at the following Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time may take 4 business days.

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Instructions

• If the applicant entity does not yet have an EIN but is required to exhibit one on any return, statement, or other document, complete Form SS-4.

Required Information

The information needed to be filled in the application form are listed below:

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• Identity
• Authenticate
• Addresses
• Details
• EIN Confirmation
• Legal name of entity (or individual) for whom the EIN is being requested
• Trade name of business
• Executor, trustee, “care of” name
• Mailing address
• City, state, and ZIP code
• Street address
• County and state where principal business is located
• Name of principal officer, general partner, grantor, owner, or trustor
• SSN, ITIN, or EIN
• Type of entity
• f a corporation, name the state or foreign country (if applicable) where incorporated
• Reason for applying
• Date business started or acquired (month, day, year)
• Closing month of accounting year
• First date wages or annuities were paid or will be paid
• Highest number of employees expected in the next 12 months
• Describes the principal activity of your business
• Indicate principal line of merchandise
• Previous EIN details (if any)

Need for the Document

• In a number of internal processes and correspondence relating employer reporting, the EIN is used to identify employers.

Information which might help

• For more information Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Employer Identification Number (EIN) is needed if:
• An agent, broker, fiduciary, manager, tenant, or spouse who must file Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax Return for Foreign Persons with U.S. Source Income.
• To file Form 8832, Classification Election, to file employment tax returns, or to report to the state, the applicant needs an EIN.
• To file Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, the applicantneeds an EIN.
• An EIN is required on Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return.

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