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Change of EIN Email Scam Hitting Inboxes

9 November 2011

If you read the blog regularly, you are aware that there are a bunch of emails that pop up from time to time purporting to be from the IRS, asking you to click on all kinds of links or submit personal information. This sort of thing is a scam. That said, a reader sent me [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: ¿Cómo puedo obtener un ITIN? (How Do I Get a TIN?)

4 February 2008

Taxpayer asks: ¿Cómo puedo obtener un ITIN? (How can I get an ITIN?) Taxgirl says: Since I get a lot of variations on a theme of this question (SSN/EIN/ITIN), I will answer a bunch of them at one time: To get a SSN (Social Security Number), you will need to complete Form SS-5, Application for [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: No TIN or EIN for a vendor

29 January 2008

Taxpayer asks: Can you please tell me what I should do if the independent contractor has not provided me with his TIN or EIN number? Should I send in the 1099 without a number? Taxgirl says: This is probably one of those answers that I’ll get flak for but I’m giving you my opinion anyway… [...]

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