employer ID

Business tax number

An employer ID is a unique number assigned to a business by a government tax authority, used to identify the company for tax reporting and payroll purposes.

In the United States, this is the Employer Identification Number (EIN) issued by the IRS: You'll need to provide your employer ID when filing quarterly taxes.

Also called employer identification number or tax ID number.

Related
  • EINFederal business identifier
  • federal taxGovernment-collected income share
  • taxMandatory public revenue charge
  • IRSFederal tax collector
  • tax formsGovernment income declarations

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