When do you need Employer identification number (EIN).

Small Business Tax Accounting - You must have an EIN to use as a taxpayer identification number if you do either of the following.
• Pay wages to one or more employees.

• File pension or excise tax returns.

  If you must have an EIN, include it along with your SSN on your Schedule C or C-EZ.

New EIN.   You may need to get a new EIN if either the form or the ownership of your business changes. For more information about this or preparing any tax return for prior years or for the 2012 filing season, please contact us:
ABA Tax Accounting
Amare Berhie, Senior Tax Advisor
amare@abataxaccounting.com
Direct 612-282-3200
Toll free 866-936-0430
http://www.abataxaccounting.com