EIN application help
Your EIN is your company’s federal tax ID, and almost everything waits on it: the bank account, payroll, payment processors. If your application is the kind that gets rejected or rerouted to paper, we’ll take it off your hands and get it right the first time.
When getting help is worth it
Plenty of owners never need us for this. But a few specific situations turn a fifteen-minute form into a paper application that punishes mistakes. Those are the ones where paying for help buys you a right-the-first-time result.
- No SSN or ITIN. The online tool requires a U.S. taxpayer ID for the responsible party. Without one, the application goes by fax or mail on Form SS-4. That route is slower and easy to get wrong.
- A responsible party outside the U.S. International founders hit extra steps the online tool doesn’t walk you through.
- The online tool rejected you. A name mismatch or an entity type the tool won’t accept sends you to the paper path, where the details matter.
- You’d simply rather not. A legitimate reason. Your time may be worth more than the paperwork.
What it costs
Total fee
$119.99
The whole cost. The IRS charges nothing for an EIN, so nothing is owed to the government on top of this.
Want us to handle it? Write to us and we’ll confirm what we need. Forming a company at the same time? See company formation.
EIN questions
Why would I pay for something I can do myself?
If you have a U.S. Social Security number and a straightforward company, you probably shouldn't, and we'll tell you so. Where we earn our keep is the applications that trip people up: no SSN or ITIN, a responsible party outside the U.S., or a rejection from the online tool. Those go by fax or mail on Form SS-4, which is slower and easy to get wrong. We prepare it so it goes through the first time.
What do I actually need an EIN for?
An EIN is your company's federal tax ID, and it gates most of what comes next. You'll generally need one to open a business bank account, hire employees, file federal taxes as anything other than a sole proprietor, and often to work with payment processors. Most LLCs get one soon after forming.
What will your help cost me?
$119.99, and that is the whole cost. The IRS charges nothing for an EIN, so nothing goes to the government on top of it: one total for preparing the application and submitting it, including the fax and mail routes if the online tool will not take your application.
Ready to get it filed?
Start a filing in about five minutes, or pick a compliance package and stop tracking deadlines altogether.