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How do you get an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)?

What is an EIN? ITIN?

If you intend to open a bank account in the United States, or if you anticipate any filing requirement with the IRS you should obtain your ITIN in advance of incorporation if you would like us to help you obtain your company's EIN at the time of formation.

The EIN (Employer Identification Number) is the tax ID for your company. It is required in order to file anything with the IRS and to open a bank account here in the USA. Despite the name, it is not required only if you hire employees in the States.

The ITIN (Individual Tax Identification Number) is YOUR personal tax identification number. The IRS requires a person with a US Social Security Number or an ITIN to be personally responsible for the tax matters of the corporation.

In other words, you cannot get an EIN, and thus a bank account, without a person with an SSN or an ITIN signing for the company.

How do I get an ITIN?

The IRS procedures for obtaining the ITIN are restrictive by geography and international law. If you want to apply in person for an ITIN you may do so at the following Embassies and Consulates:

• Bonn, Germany -Phone-49.228.339.2119
• London, England -Phone-44.171.408.8076 // 8077
• Mexico City, Mexico -Phone-525.209.9100 Ext.3557
• Paris, France -Phone-33.1.4312.2555
• Rome, Italy -Phone-39.06.4674.2560
• Singapore -Phone-65.476.9413
• Tokyo, Japan -Phone-81.3.3224.5466

The information officers of the IRS at the locations above will not charge you for this service. Call in advance for information about walk in times and schedules.

You may alternatively obtain your ITIN from a private provider in the following countries. The links below are to the IRS website where lists of the private "Acceptance Agents" are maintained. The acceptance agent may charge a fee for the service they provide.

• Canada
• Germany
• Guam
• Hong Kong
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Philippines
• Portugal
• Singapore
• Venezuela

We cannot obtain the EIN for your company without your SSN or ITIN. We can offer the services of an attorney who may be able to help you open an account by using his office as the banking contact. This is very expensive and will require significant disclosure on your part. This may in fact be more intrusive than going through an acceptance agent or Embassy. The price of privacy is going up.

The last option for applications is by mail. You may send your completed form W-7 (see below) to the Philadelphia IRS office for processing. The address is:

ITIN Unit
P.O. Box 447
Bensalem, PA 19020
DPN280

They will accept only the original of your identity documents (in my humble opinion you would be insane to send originals to the IRS) or notarized (USA) or Apostilled copies of the required documents. You should expect the process to take months if you mail in your application.

What Information Must I Provide In Order to Obtain the ITIN?

You will need to show the acceptance agent or IRS one or more of the following to verify your identity and citizenship:

• -Completed form W-7; Available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
  Or in fill in form at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-fill/fw7.pdf
• -Passport, valid and less than three years from issuance containing your mailing address
• -Driver's license, Valid, with picture and less than three years from issuance containing your mailing address
• -State ID Card issued by national government authority, less than three years from issuance containing your mailing address and photo.
• -Military ID card less than three years from issuance containing your mailing address with photo
• -Voter registration certificate
• -Birth Marriage, or Baptismal certificates
• -School Records

The documents you submit with a paper application may be copies but they must be certified by one of the following options:

• 1-Certified by the issuing agency or official custodian of the original record, or
• 2-Notarized by a U.S. notary public legally authorized within his or her local jurisdiction to certify that the document is a true copy of the original. To do this, the notary must see the valid unaltered original document and verify that the copy conforms to the original. U.S. notaries public are available at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. Non-US notarizations are not acceptable.
• 3-Copies certified / notarized by Foreign notaries authorized under the Hague Convention with an apostille attached.

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