tax ID
IRS tracking number
A tax ID is a number assigned by a government to identify individuals or businesses for tax purposes.
In the U.S., this means a Social Security number for individuals or an Employer Identification Number for businesses.
You'll need to provide your tax ID to open a brokerage account.
Also called a tax identification number or TIN.
- EINFederal business identifier
- SSNFederal identification number
- social security numberState-assigned citizen identifier
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- numberSymbol representing quantity
IRS · form · W-9 · employer · small business · filing · paperwork · federal · registration · business · incorporation · accountant · audit · 1099 · withholding · identity · verification · government
- personal datafull name, first name, last name, middle name, date of birth
- IDspassport number, driver's license, green card, birth certificate, social security card
- income taxdeductions, IRS, Form 1040, withholding, refund
- self-employmentself-employed, freelancing, self-employment, sole proprietorship, sole proprietor
- financial codesticker, ticker symbol, stock symbol, stock ticker, SWIFT
- taxeswithholding, VAT, GST, customs duty, FICA
official identity and registration status
tax IDanonymity
Unknown identity state
off the books · cash economy · tax evasion · undocumented · shadow economy