If you do not have the original CP575, then you can request a replacement letter 147C to verify your EIN.
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.
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.
You can find digital copies of most IRS notices in your online account, under the 'Notices and Letters' section.
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).
Simply call (800) 829-4933 and select EIN from the list of options. Once connected with an IRS employee, tell the assistor you received an EIN from the Internet but can't remember it. The IRS employee will ask the necessary disclosure and security questions prior to providing the number.
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.
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.
However, there is no clearinghouse agency, including the IRS, that provides any type of list or searchable site of EINs. While public in a sense, EINs need to be protected from misuse. Keeping the EIN secret from anyone who does not need to know it helps prevent fraud.
To request a 147c letter from the IRS, contact the IRS Business and Specialty Tax line at 1-800-829-4933. They are open Monday through Friday from AM to PM, taxpayer local time (Alaska and Hawaii follow Pacific Time). Be prepared to answer several security questions.