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Question: Where to get an EIN?

I have seen the actual form SS-4 on the IRS site and I know for a fact I will make a lot of mistakes. So I need a company or just someone who can fill it out, and obtain it for me, I have seen several sites online such as Legal Zoom and Mycorporation and their prices to do such simple task are outrageous! Hope someone can recommend something. Many points!

Answer: First off, are you sure you really need an EIN? Read IRS “Do you need an EIN” to determine if you need it or not http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=97872,00.html

Try to set up an appointment with SCORE or SBDC in your area. But don’t ask for an appointment merely to help fill out the form. Request for strategic consultation with your business, and then mention the EIN to them.

Tips On Applying For A Tax ID Number

Question: irsonliness4 form exuctives estate?

i need ss4 form from the irs

Answer: Go to the IRS website (link below). Click on “forms and publications” then type “ss4″ in the search box. It will take you to a pdf copy of the form.

Tax time: When you can claim your 19-year-old as a dependent

Tom Cooney and Crystal Faulkner, of the accounting firm Cooney Faulkner & Stevens, answered questions during a tax chat at Cincinnati.Com, about everything from dependents to deductible fees.

Register Free Business EIN Employer Identification Number Online

Question: Downloading IRS forms 8917 ?? Says I need Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later?? CAn I get this form printed …….?

When I downoad the the form from Irs.gov it says right before I print it that I neeed a version of acrobat reader program 5.1 or newer? I think my computer is semi new and would have that but to download that program (8.0) it costs like $100!!! Any help or ideas on what I can do to avoid this cost or where to find a printer friendly copy of that form to attach to my taxes…??? Thanks Alot in advance

Answer: You can download the reader for free from here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

New Law Requires IRS to Write Plainly

Tax forms and other government documents will now be subject to a kind of literacy test, under a new government law that so far has not attracted a whole lot of attention.

Get a Break Courtesy of the IRS – Prepare and e-File Your Ta

Question: Texas inheritance tax question. My Grandmother passed away. Will you help me with tax advice?

My Grandmother passed away this year. She left her house to her two remaining children with instructions in her will. The will said they were to sell the house and split the money 50 / 50. My mother’s portion of the house turned out to be $82,000. How does this work now? Does she claim that she inherited $82k cash or $82k in real estate? What tax credits would she be eligible for since this was her mother’s house? What forms do we need to send to the IRS and Texas? Thank you for all your help. If you have no idea… please do not leave an answer for a point. There are plenty of crazy… not so serious questions for that.

Answer: If your mother had title to her part of the house, then she inherited the house and sold it. This would be reported on Schedule D for her federal tax return. If the house was sold for what it was worth when she inherited it, no tax would be due.

If your mother never had title to the house but the estate sold it and distributed the proceeds to the heirs, there would usually be nothing to report on the federal tax return.

Texas has neither estate nor income tax.

Estate Tax is One More Reason to Hate the Yankees

It s all but expected in Boston (and maybe anywhere other than New York) that baseball fans hate the Yankees.

Inheritance Tax Returns

Question: Where can I get someone to obtain an EIN number for me?

I have seen the actual form SS-4 on the IRS site and I know for a fact I will make a lot of mistakes. So I need a company or just someone who can fill it out, and obtain it for me, I have seen several sites online such as Legal Zoom and Mycorporation and their prices to do such simple task are outrageous! Hope someone can recommend something. Many points!

Answer: It is not hard to do yourself. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html

If you make a mistake, just apply again. IT’s free.

Ask M&M: What is an employee identification number?

Dear M & M: I went to the bank to open a business checking account and they asked me for a federal employee identification number. What is it and how do I go about to get one? — Marc Dear Marc: The federal employee identification number or EIN is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service to business entities operating in the United States for the purposes of …