An Employer Identification Number is the number given to a company to identify them for tax purposes. It is often call the Tax Identification number. It is assigned in the same way that a Social ...

An employer identification number (EIN) is like a Social Security number (SSN) for a business. The IRS assigns an EIN — also known as a federal tax ID number — to any business that is eligible. EINs ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Michael Rosenston is a fact-checker and researcher with expertise in business, finance, and ...

What is a state tax ID number, and what is it for? A state tax ID number is sometimes called a state employer ID, state EIN or state tax registration. It’s assigned by a state to identify a business ...

Our team reviewed 154 of the country’s largest and most prominent financial institutions, from big banks like Chase and Bank of America to credit unions like Navy Federal Credit Union and PenFed ...