You can find it on the official IRS notice you received when it was issued, call the IRS directly or locate your EIN on business documents.
How to verify an EIN number for a business Check the SEC's EDGAR system. Search a state's Secretary of State business directory. Go directly to the IRS for nonprofit organizations. Request a report from a major credit bureau. Ask the business's accounting department, or search other public places. Leverage Middesk.
It's not a hard job to get an EIN confirmation letter even if you lose initial EIN confirmation called (CP 575). You just need to contact IRS and ask for EIN confirmation letter called (C 147).
This EIN confirmation letter is called CP 575, and the IRS only mails the letter to the mailing address listed on line 4 of the SS-4 application. Unfortunately, you cannot get a copy of the IRS EIN confirmation letter online.
IRS 147C letters are only sent via mail or fax. There are two ways to fax: traditional fax machines and digital fax machines. Security reasons mean the IRS doesn't send 147C verification letters via email.
If you do not have the original CP575, then you can request a replacement letter 147C to verify your EIN.
You can find digital copies of most IRS notices in your online account, under the 'Notices and Letters' section.
People who apply online through the IRS website won't need to check their application status because they'll receive their EIN instantly. If you applied by fax through Clerky, you'll have access to a timeline showing where you are in the process of obtaining your startup's EIN.
How do I get my EIN confirmation letter? Call the IRS: If you need to contact the IRS, it'll have to be over the phone. Speak to an agent: Once you're on the phone with an IRS agent, tell them you need a 147c letter—the document number for a new copy of your EIN verification letter from the IRS—and give them your EIN.
There are two TIN matching options offered through e-Services: Interactive TIN Matching – verify up to 25 name/TIN combinations and results will be received immediately. Bulk TIN Matching – verify up to 100,000 name/TIN combinations and results will be received within 24 hours.