{"id":39682,"date":"2026-08-05T07:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thompsonstein.com\/?p=39682"},"modified":"2026-08-05T07:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:49:12","slug":"ein-for-a-us-llc-how-to-get-a-tax-id-number-without-visiting-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thompsonstein.com\/en\/ein-for-a-us-llc-how-to-get-a-tax-id-number-without-visiting-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"EIN for a US LLC: How to Get a Tax ID Number Without Visiting the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39682\" class=\"elementor elementor-39682\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7c32e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b7c32e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92b991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92b991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An EIN (Employer Identification Number) is the nine-digit tax number without which an LLC in Wyoming or Delaware cannot open a bank account, connect a payment processor, or file anything with the IRS. A foreign owner can obtain one without a Social Security Number and without ever setting foot in the United States, in theory simply by phone, fax, or mail. In practice, though, applications filed without a licensed agent have, for a good share of our clients, stalled at the IRS for weeks with no response at all. Once our firm took over the case, the EIN was assigned to the company within 2 to 4 business days.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74981606 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74981606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3e36d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f3e36d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this article, we cover:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba4c146 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ba4c146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3d97ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e3d97ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An EIN is required to open a US bank account, connect payment processors (Stripe, PayPal), and file any US tax return<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holding an EIN brings concrete IRS reporting obligations that apply to every foreign-owned LLC, regardless of how many members it has<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The penalty for missing or late-filing Form 5472 is at least USD 25,000 per unfiled form<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A foreign LLC owner cannot use the IRS&#8217;s online application, since it requires an SSN or ITIN<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three self-service channels exist in theory (phone, fax, mail), but applications filed without a licensed agent often go unanswered<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person listed as the responsible party on Form SS-4 must be a real individual, not an agent or nominee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thompson&amp;Stein obtains the EIN for clients as a standalone service for USD 150, with the number typically assigned within 2 to 4 business days<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a67642 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30a67642\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20caa79a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20caa79a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6101d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e6101d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616d0538 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"616d0538\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3b098 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"ea3b098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\">\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See how comprehensive LLC formation in Wyoming works \u2014 go to the service page and learn the details of registration, legal support, and accounting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bcfa18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39bcfa18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb0c88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6eb0c88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thompsonstein.com\/en\/company-registration\/wyoming-llc\/\" id=\"btn-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LLC in Wyoming<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d350f2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d350f2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4540278d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4540278d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What an EIN is and why an LLC needs one\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c88252 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19c88252\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74dd78de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74dd78de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An EIN is a nine-digit tax number in the format XX-XXXXXXX, issued by the US tax authority (IRS). For an LLC, it works as the company&#8217;s core identifier in every dealing with tax authorities, banks, and business partners in the United States.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without an EIN, an LLC owned by a non-US resident is, in practice, unable to operate. The number is required to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">open a US bank account. No bank will open a business account without an EIN,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connect payment processors (Stripe, PayPal, Wise Business),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">file any tax return with the IRS,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sign contracts with US counterparties, who routinely request a tax number on Form W-9 or W-8BEN.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38364365 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38364365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670c5ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"670c5ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What obligations come with holding an EIN\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e9b158 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69e9b158\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224b01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"224b01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting an EIN is the start of reporting obligations to the IRS that apply to every foreign-owned LLC, regardless of how many members it has. The exact filings differ depending on structure:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Single-member LLCs (foreign-owned disregarded entities) file Form 1120 together with Form 5472. The form reports transactions between the company and its foreign owner. Deadline: April 15 each year.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi-member LLCs are taxed differently, as a partnership, filing Form 1065 with the relevant attachments (a Schedule K-1 for each member). That&#8217;s a different reporting regime, which we&#8217;ll cover in a separate article on US LLC taxes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The penalty for a missing or late Form 5472 is USD 25,000 per unfiled form, regardless of whether the company had any activity that year at all. It&#8217;s one of the costliest mistakes a US company owner can make.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4bcfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d4bcfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5272040d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5272040d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who can get an EIN without a Social Security Number\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa0ed7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aa0ed7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7becb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e7becb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who counts as the \"responsible party\"\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54bbc370 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54bbc370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f73d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f73d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Form SS-4 requires naming a &#8220;responsible party&#8221;: the individual who actually controls the company and its funds. The IRS requires this to be a real person, not an agent or nominee. A nominee is not authorized to apply for an EIN on their own.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the responsible party has no SSN or ITIN, which is the norm for a founder who isn&#8217;t a US resident, line 7b of the form is filled in with &#8220;Foreign.&#8221; That field cannot be left blank. This lack of an SSN is exactly what rules out the IRS&#8217;s online application, which is only available to applicants who already hold a US tax number.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0d796f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f0d796f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f15dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13f15dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three ways to file for an EIN, and why they often fail in practice\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637a7485 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"637a7485\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258be807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"258be807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In theory, a foreign LLC owner has three self-service routes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcde\u00a0 <\/span><b>Phone: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">267-941-1099, Mon-Fri, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time, same-day EIN<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 (the call carries international charges and can run long)<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udce0\u00a0 <\/span><b>Fax: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">855-215-1627 from the US, 304-707-9471 from abroad, about 4 business days in theory<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 (only if the SS-4 is filled out without errors)<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2709\ufe0f\u00a0 <\/span><b>Mail: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IRS, Cincinnati OH, 4 to 5 weeks<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 (the slowest option)<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In theory, that&#8217;s straightforward. In practice, we&#8217;ve repeatedly seen clients file the application themselves, by fax, with a correctly completed form, and get no response from the IRS at all. For no clear reason, the application would sit in the system for weeks with zero feedback. Once our firm took over and filed on the client&#8217;s behalf, the EIN was assigned within 2 to 4 business days.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8034977 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8034977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c6d3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2c6d3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ec2d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86ec2d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f85833f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f85833f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1881ede4 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"1881ede4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\">\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See how comprehensive LLC formation in Wyoming works \u2014 go to the service page and learn the details of registration, legal support, and accounting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e143088 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e143088\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c8bab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13c8bab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thompsonstein.com\/en\/company-registration\/wyoming-llc\/\" id=\"btn-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LLC in Wyoming<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c20c968 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c20c968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fa2ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52fa2ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Thompson&amp;Stein obtains an EIN for clients\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e0e7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26e0e7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154c1dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"154c1dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We offer EIN acquisition as a standalone service for USD 150, independent of any company formation package (it&#8217;s also included in the All-Inclusive Wyoming LLC formation package at USD 1,200). We file the application on the client&#8217;s behalf through the channel that, in our experience, gives the most predictable turnaround, without the uncertainty of whether the IRS will respond at all.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3100f3fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3100f3fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594f2ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"594f2ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc84aa9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fc84aa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7053a010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7053a010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Do I need a Social Security Number to get an EIN?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. A foreign LLC owner can obtain an EIN without an SSN or ITIN. In that case, the responsible-party field on Form SS-4 is filled in with &#8220;Foreign.&#8221; Lacking an SSN does rule out using the IRS&#8217;s online application, which requires a US tax number.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>How much does it cost to get an EIN?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thompson&amp;Stein obtains the EIN for clients as a standalone service for USD 150, covering the preparation and filing of the application on the client&#8217;s behalf plus oversight of the process until the number is assigned.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>How long does it take to get an EIN?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In theory, anywhere from the same day (phone application) to 4 to 5 weeks (mail). In practice, self-filed applications, especially by fax, are sometimes ignored by the IRS for weeks with no feedback at all. Applications filed by our firm are typically assigned a number within 2 to 4 business days.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Do I need to be physically present in the United States to get an EIN?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. An EIN can be obtained remotely, by phone, fax, or mail, without a trip to the United States and without a notarized power of attorney.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>What is an EIN needed for?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An EIN is required to open a US bank account, connect payment processors such as Stripe or PayPal, file any tax return with the IRS, and sign contracts with US counterparties, who typically request a tax number on Form W-9 or W-8BEN.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Does an EIN expire?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. An EIN has no expiration date and stays with the company until it is dissolved. 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