If you do not have a Social Security Number (SSN) enter your Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN). If you do not have an SSN or ITIN leave the entry field blank.
You need to download and fill out a Form SS-4 for your company and name yourself as the responsible party. In the field where it asks for your "SSN, ITIN, or EIN" enter the word "FOREIGN" to indicate you are a nonresident. Mail or fax the completed form to the IRS and wait for them to assign your EIN.
Many are issued a Tax Identification Number (TIN) by the IRS. The TIN may be used on Form 1099 instead of the SSN. If the contractor does not provide a TIN or SSN, leave the box for the TIN or SSN blank on the Form 1099. The IRS may impose a penalty if a 1099 form is submitted without a TIN or SSN.
But how do you file taxes if your spouse doesn't have a SSN, or isn't eligible for one? In that case your spouse will need to apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or ITIN, from the IRS.
If you are living and working in the U.S. as a nonresident alien, you may be required to file a federal tax return. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers you a nonresident alien if you are not a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) or do not pass their substantial presence test.
A tax return that includes an individual lacking either an SSN or an ITIN must include Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number for that individual, and the return plus Form W-7 will be paper filed to the appropriate IRS Service Center.
Taxpayers who file their tax return with an ITIN include undocumented immigrants and their dependents as well as some people who are lawfully present in the U.S., such as certain survivors of domestic violence, Cuban and Haitian entrants, student visa-holders, and certain spouses and children of individuals with ...