2025 Sole Proprietor Tax ID/EIN Application

What is a Sole Proprietor?

A sole proprietor is one individual who owns a company that is not incorporated or registered with the state as a limited liability company (LLC). Sole proprietors may or may not have employees.

In a sole proprietorship:

The business does not exist separately from the owner.
The risks of business apply to the individual's personal assets, including those not used for the business.
The sole proprietor reports business income on his or her individual tax return.

Sole Proprietor Information

Trade Name / DBA

Enter your Personal Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Social Security Number

Verify SSN

Title

Business Address No P.O Boxes Allowed

Address

City

State

Zipcode

County

Different Mailing Address?

Basic information about your Business

Reason for Applying

Primary Activity

Specific Products or Services

Does the business own a highway motor vehicle weighing 55,000 pounds or more?

Does the business involve gambling?

Does the business sell or manufacture alcohol, tobacco, or firearms?

Does your business pay federal excise taxes?

Has this entity applied for an EIN before?

Do you already have or expect to hire an employee within 12 months, excluding owners?

If you expect to pay less than $4,000 in wages over the next calendar year, do you wish to file annual instead of quarterly taxes?

Expected Number of Agricultrual Employees

Expected Number of Household Employees

Expected Number of Other Employees

Date of first wage payment

Dates

Date business acquired

Accounting Year End

Contact Information

Phone Number

Verify Email

Authorization

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2025 Sole proprietor EIN Application