[WSBAPT] Getting an EIN

Fri Aug 25 08:49:17 PDT 2023

Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) Online | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov) <https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online> 

Hello everyone,  You can just go on line and apply for one.  I do this all the time with probate to get an estate EIN and I have the PR do it at my office or with my instructions over the phone while he or she is filling out the screens.  Simple.  It says Employer Identification Number, but as you go through the screens, there is an option for an estate EIN with the PR applying.

You get the EIN via email in a matter of minutes.

Cheers,

Susan

SUSAN DONAHUE

Law Office of Susan Donahue

125 West 2nd Avenue, Suite "B"

P.O. Box 81

Twisp, WA 98856

 <mailto:sdonahue at sdonahuelaw.com> sdonahue at sdonahuelaw.com

509-996-5944 (phone)

509-362-9692 (fax)

From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Sarah Cuellar
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 8:12 AM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Getting an EIN

Instructions for the SS-4 (paper form to get an EIN) show that you may be able to apply via phone if you have your client pre-sign the form authorizing you as the third party designee. From this webpage: 

Apply by telephone—option available to international applicants only.

If you have NO legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency in the U.S. or U.S. possessions, you may call 267-941-1099 (not a toll-free number), 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday, to obtain an EIN.

The person making the call must be authorized to receive the EIN and answer questions concerning Form SS-4. Complete the Third Party Designee section only if you want to authorize the named individual to receive the entity’s EIN and answer questions about the completion of Form SS-4. The designee’s authority terminates at the time the EIN is assigned and released to the designee. You must complete the signature area for the authorization to be valid.

Note.

It will be helpful to complete Form SS-4 before contacting the IRS. An IRS representative will use the information from Form SS-4 to establish your account and assign you an EIN. Write the number you're given on the upper right corner of the form and sign and date it. Keep this copy for your records.

If requested by an IRS representative, mail or fax the signed Form SS-4 (including any third-party designee authorization) within 24 hours to the IRS address provided by the IRS representative.

  <https://www.irs.gov/pub/xml_bc/caution.gif> 

The IRS no longer issues EINs by telephone for domestic taxpayers. Only international applicants can receive an EIN by telephone.

On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 4:02 PM Ken Luce <Ken.Luce at lucelawfirm.com <mailto:Ken.Luce at lucelawfirm.com> > wrote:

The PR is a Canadian citizen.  The EIN number form won't accept his 9 digit soc number.  Any Suggestions?Can I use a third partys soc sec no/

Kenyon Luce

Kenyon Luce

Luce & Associates, P.S.

5308 12th St E

Tacoma, WA 98424

T: (253) 922-8724

F: (253) 922-2802

 <http://www.lucelawfirm.com/> www.LuceLawFirm.com   <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Luce-Kenney-Associates-PS/200703820101348> 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EMAIL RECIPIENTS

1. The information contained in this e-mail and accompanying attachments constitute confidential information which may be legally privileged and is intended for the sole use of the addressee.  If you are not the intended recipient of this information, any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This information is the property of Luce & Associates, P.S.  If you received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by calling (253) 922-8724.

2.  This e-mail transmission may not be secure and may be illegally intercepted.  Clients of Luce & Associates, P.S. are asked to use their best judgment in determining whether the topic of an e-mail response is such that it would be better saved for a more secure means of communication.

3.  The sender believes that this e-mail and any attachments are free of any virus.  However, by reading this message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking remedial action regarding any viruses or other defects.

4.  All Luce & Associates’ attorneys are licensed to practice law in Washington and do not intend to give legal advice to anyone with legal matters not involving Washington law or federal law or to those who are not clients of this firm. 

***Disclaimer: Please note that RPPT listserv participation is not restricted to practicing attorneys and may include non-practicing attorneys, law students, professionals working in related fields, and others.***
_______________________________________________
WSBAPT mailing list
WSBAPT at lists.wsbarppt.com <mailto:WSBAPT at lists.wsbarppt.com> 
http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/wsbapt/attachments/20230825/fdf2bade/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.gif
Type: image/gif
Size: 1396 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/wsbapt/attachments/20230825/fdf2bade/image001.gif>