FEIN FAQs

When do I need a FEIN?

1. You have employees.

2. You operate your business as a corporation 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