What is a tax ID number? It's a unique nine-digit number issued by the Social Security Administration or the IRS to anyone ...

An Employer Identification Number is a nine-digit tax identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service. It's a bit like a Social Security number for a business. All tax identification ...

Like any individual, a business needs an identifier to separate it from every other company. Most small business owners get a separate tax identification number (TIN) in order to conduct business, ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Mira Norian / Investopedia A bank identification number (BIN) is the initial set of four to ...

The IRS issued final regulations (T.D. 9675) that allow the use of truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) on payee statements and certain other documents where not prohibited by the ...

On Thursday, the IRS issued proposed regulations (REG-148873-09) that permit filers of information returns to use truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) when issuing payee statements in the ...