Q: How a B1/B2 visa holder will get taxpayer ID as soon as possible?
I'm in US now for about a month. I want to start selling on Amazon.com and the website requiring Tax Information eg. US bank account No. + SSN / ITIN / EIN. If I open US bank account How I can get a taxpayer ID?
If the following would help:
- Last time I been in US in 2014 for 16 days.
- I have applied for asylum case a few days ago and I have been informed that I can receive EAD card after 150 days. I don't know if I really need EAD if I want to start selling online.
A:
A person who does not have a United States Social Security Number generally needs an ITIN before applying for an EIN. The EIN is the tax number that the commercial concerns are generally looking for.
You apply for an ITIN by filing an IRS Form W-7.
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