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When do I need a EIN?

An EIN is required for all business entities excluding sole proprietors without employees. The following conditions require an EIN:

1. You have employees.

2. You operate your business as a corporation, LLC, joint venture or a partnership.

3. You file any of these tax returns: Employment, Excise, or Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

4. You withhold taxes on income, other than wages, paid to a non-resident alien.

5. You have a Keogh plan.

6. You are involved with any of the following types of organizations:

* Trusts (except some grantor-owned trusts), IRAs, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Returns.

* Estates

* Real estate mortgage investment conduits

* Non-profit organizations

* Farmers' cooperatives

* Plan administrators

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