Employer Identification Number (EIN) Help Guides

"Household employees" are those that perform household work in your private, non-farm home (for example, child care, housekeeping, or gardening work). If you hire someone to do household work and you can control what work he or she does and how he or she does it, then you have a household employee....

The Internal Revenue Service's classification of "Agricultural Employees" includes farm workers that raise or harvest agricultural or horticultural products on a farm, including raising livestock. It also includes those who work in connection with the operation, management, conservation, improvement, or maintenance of a farm and its tools and equipm...

“EIN” stands for Employer Identification Number and is required by the IRS for tax identification purposes for any business with employees as well as businesses falling under a few other categories. Specifically, the IRS requires that a business obtain an EIN if it: has employees; operates as a corporation or partnership; withholds taxes on income o...

Before you start a company, you need to decide which entity you will use. Each entity has different tax obligations and, depending on your company size and structure, those tax methods could be beneficial or a hindrance. Additionally, different entities offer different levels of protection from lawsuits. A limited liability company (LLC) offers the...

Starting your own business can be exciting and deeply gratifying, but it is also rife with challenges—including numerous legal forms. Preparation is critical; without understanding the complications that lie ahead, it is easy to go about the process of business formation in the wrong order. Follow these steps to ensure you have a smooth and easy pro...

If you are starting a business, administering an estate, or are the trustee of an irrevocable trust, chances are that you will need to obtain a federal Tax Identification Number for your company. Whether or not you are a business owner with......

It is great to own your own business. Being the boss comes with a lot of perks. It also comes with a lot of federal and state laws with which you must comply. If you violate a California state employment law, you could pay a hefty fine, have......

Before you hire your first employee or independent contractor, you should know Illinois state law and federal law as it pertains to the two classes of workers. Each have rules as to how they are treated for wage and tax purposes. Not knowing......

An owner of a small business reports that, after receiving an unexpected large number of applications in response to an employment ad she ran in the newspaper, she selected 10 candidates to come in for a job interview. She offered the job to......

Hiring employees is often so daunting that business owners put it off for as long as they can. Nonetheless, there comes a certain point when your business may grow enough that hiring employees is necessary. While you may be tempted to hire......