2006-10-31 08:17:03 · 12 answers · asked by Ben 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
A Taxpayer Identification Number for an individual is their Social Security number. For a Corporation or other similar entity it is their Employer Identification Number.
2006-10-31 08:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Wanderer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is a nine-digit number, which is either an Employer Identification Number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or a Social Security number assigned by the Social Security Administration (SSA).
2006-10-31 08:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by Semi-charmed 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have a social security number, it is your taxpayer identification number. If you are required to pay US income tax, but are not eligible for a social security number, the IRS issues a TIN. The link below is a page from the IRS site about TINs
2006-10-31 12:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For individuals, a taxpayer ID number is the social Security number.
For partnerships and corporations, they get a TID from the Internal Revenue Service. In California, They get a state version for the State Tax Board.
2006-10-31 08:27:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mike C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be, depending on who's asking for it. Typically though, the tax identification number is a number assigned by the IRS after a new business files form SS-4 (Employer Application for Tax Number), and looks something like xx-xxxxxxx.
2006-10-31 08:28:41 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Strain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is right. To have an independent Taxpayer Identification number, you have to file for one and receive it from the government.
2006-10-31 08:19:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
For an individual it is your social security number for any other entity it is a number assigned by the IRS
2006-10-31 10:38:21 · answer #7 · answered by waggy_33 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are the same number and use the same way by both of them.
2006-10-31 08:26:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You hit it right on the nail head!
2006-10-31 08:24:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are one and the same!
good luck
2006-10-31 08:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by xrionx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋