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Get an employer identification number (EIN)

Apply for an EIN directly from the IRS online, in one session, for free; the IRS issues it immediately if the application is approved.

Apply for an EIN directly from the IRS online, in one session, for free; the IRS issues it immediately if the application is approved.

At a glance

DetailValue
KindApplication
AuthorityInternal Revenue Service
Where it appliesus
FeesEIN: $0
How it is filedApply online with the IRS EIN tool, in one session (it expires after 15 minutes of inactivity)
Last verified against its sources2026-10-04
Version1

The IRS says it plainly: an EIN costs nothing, and it warns about websites that charge for one.

Rules

Requirement: You are a domestic organization, formed or created in the United States or U.S. territories. (checked as: whether the organization was formed in the United States or a U.S. territory = true)

Internal Revenue Service
Official disclosure
Get an employer identification number | Internal Revenue Service
“Use this if all of these are correct: You are a domestic organization, formed or created in the United States or U.S. territories. Your principal place of business is in the U.S. or U.S. territories. You're the responsible party in control of the entity or its authorized representative . You have the responsible party's Social Security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN).”
Oct 4, 2026 · irs.gov
2026-10-04 21:05irs-ein-who · #475a37f6ee32

Requirement: Your principal place of business is in the U.S. or U.S. territories. (checked as: whether the principal place of business is in the United States or a U.S. territory = true)

Requirement: You are the responsible party in control of the entity, or its authorized representative. (checked as: whether you are the responsible party in control of the entity or its authorized representative = true)

Requirement: You have the responsible party’s Social Security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN). (checked as: Social Security or taxpayer identification number is given)

Requirement: You can apply for only 1 EIN per responsible party per day.

Requirement: If you are creating a corporation or LLC, form the entity with the secretary of state first; otherwise the EIN application may be delayed.

Not eligible if: Your principal place of business is outside the U.S.: apply by phone, fax or mail instead. (checked as: whether the principal place of business is in the United States or a U.S. territory = false)

Fees

FeeAmountWhen
EIN$0Free: “You never have to pay a fee for an EIN.”

How it is filed

What an agent may do: authorized representative. A third-party designee must have signed authorization to apply.

What this page does not know

  • Applying by phone, fax or mail (Form SS-4) is not read here.
  • The business-name formatting rules the page links to are not read here.