b'for free at the IRS website: www.irs.gov. You may also apply via mail, but theIRSoftenhasprocessingtimesofseveralweeksforEINrequests submitted by mail.If you have no legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency in the U.S. or U.S. possessions, you cant use the online application to obtain an EIN. Instead, you should go to the IRS website at www.irs.gov and obtain form SS4; complete it for reference, then call the IRS at (267) 941-1099 to give them the information and obtain your EIN.The responsible party must be a principal for a corporation or limited liability company, a general partner if the company is a limited partnership, or the sole member for a single-member limited liability company, such as thetaxidentificationnumberofthepersonincontrolofpayingthe companys taxes.Dont worry about giving the IRS your social security number. Dont youthinktheyalreadyknowit?Theyjustwanttoknowwhothelive taxpayeristhattheyneedtocontactregardingyourbusinessfortax reporting and auditing purposes. Open Your Company Bank Account You will need your EIN and your companys articles of organization in order to open a company bank account. Some banks may require additional proof of your authorization to do this on behalf of your company. This could be a corporate resolution from the entity authorizing you to do this, or a copy ofthegoverningagreementforthecompany.Weattachacorporate 266'