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Generally, businesses need an EIN. You may apply for an EIN in various ways, and now you may apply online. This is a free service offered by the Internal Revenue Service and you can get your EIN immediately.

An EIN number follows the following format: XX-X (for example, 12-3456789). The two-digit prefix refers to which of the 12 different IRS EIN sources issued your federal identification. Prior to 2001, the first two digits indicated the place where your business was located.

An employer identification number (EIN) is a nine-digit number assigned by the IRS. It's used to identify the tax accounts of employers and certain others who have no employees. The IRS uses the number to identify taxpayers who are required to file various business tax returns.

The IRS uses the number to identify taxpayers that are required to file various business tax returns. EINs are used by employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, non-profit associations, trusts, estates of decedents, government agencies, certain individuals, and other business entities.

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Per the IRS page How EINs are Assigned and Valid EIN Prefixes, the prefix for an EIN number indicates which campus assigned it. Valid EIN numbers start with the following prefixes. Note: Prefixes 26, 27, 45, 46, and 47 were previously assigned by the Philadelphia campus.

The IRS sends out an EIN confirmation letter for every EIN application it processes. 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.