discuss: VolunteerMatch, getting a US EIN number, LDP money
Subject:
Re: [discuss] VolunteerMatch, getting a US EIN number, LDP money
From:
Rick Moen ####@####.####
Date:
21 Mar 2007 19:45:58 -0000
Message-Id: <20070321194429.GE911@linuxmafia.com>
Quoting Karl O. Pinc ####@####.####
> My experience with all this is that, should you need any advice, the
> person to go to first to help with the EIN process should be an
> accountant rather than a lawyer.
<hat="former professional tax preparer and staff accountant at CPA firms">
Just to reassure, you won't need that. The substance of the process is
that IRS says (via its form SS-4): "Oh, you want an EIN? Cool. Who
are you, what's your TIN (taxpayer ID number, which in the common case
is the individual's Social Security Number), what's your address, and is
this in your capacity as a sole-proprietor business owner / partnership
/ corporation?" As long as applicant doesn't already have an EIN in
that same capacity (which would make the request redundant), IRS just
writes back and says "Here's your EIN. Have an adequate day."
It's not like you're applying for something valuable and rare.
You _will_ have to decide whether, for Federal record-keeping purposes
about businesses, LDP is a sole proprietorship (single-person business)
or partnership. Or you can call 1-800-829-4933 to ask IRS's advice on
that. (They'll be a little confused about what LDP is. Bear with
them.)
</hat>
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