Get an EIN (Employer Identification Number) from the IRS

15-30 min Impact: high Effort: medium ✓ Manual completion

An EIN, Employer Identification Number, from the IRS is required for business banking, hiring employees, and most business tax filing, separate from your personal Social Security Number and from the entity filing itself.

This is foundational business infrastructure many other steps depend on, opening a real business bank account or hiring anyone genuinely requires this first.

How to do it

1

Apply directly through the IRS

The online application is free and typically provides an EIN immediately.
2

Confirm your entity is formally filed first

Typically a prerequisite before applying for an EIN.
3

Keep the EIN confirmation documentation

Needed for banking and various future filings.

Common mistakes

Beware of third-party services charging a fee for something the IRS provides free directly, the official application costs nothing.

How you will know it is done

An EIN is obtained directly from the IRS and documented.

Tools that help

IRS EIN Application ↗

Official, free application.

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