Business Entity TIN for IRS Reporting

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Entity TIN
Association Association's Employer Information Number (EIN)
Campaign Campaign's EIN, certified by the campaign treasurer or candidate's Social Security Number (SSN), certified by the treasurer
Club or Civic group Club or civic group's EIN
Corporation EIN*
Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) State Bar Foundation's EIN
Limited Liability Company (LLC): Single-member (sole proprietorship) Member SSN or LLC EIN
LLC: Multiple members (partnership) LLC EIN
LLC: C corporation EIN +
LLC: S corporation EIN ++
Partnership EIN
Political Action Committee EIN
Public Funds / US Government Funds EIN
Sole Proprietorship SSN of owner


* Regular C corporations must file Form 1120 each year to report income, deductions, and profits. S corporations must file a Form 1120S for their annual tax returns. Shareholders do not pay self-employment taxes on S corporation profits. 

+ An LLC can be taxed as a C corporation by filling out the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Form 8832, titled Entity Classification Election, and electing corporation taxation status. 

++ An LLC can be taxed as an S corporation when the following occurs:

  • After choosing the corporation election on Form 8832
  • The IRS tax form 5223 Election by a Small Business Corporation is subsequently filed with the IRS 

All owners of an LLC taxed as an S corporation must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens. With rare exceptions, the tax year-end must be December.

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