My EIN number has 10 numbers not 9. Do I include the 0 in the front?

[GeoffreyG]

No; please do not include the leading zero (" 0 ") in your Employer Identification Number (EIN).

All Employer Identification Numbers should follow the same basic format, and be nine digits long.  The first two digits in the sequence are traditionally separated from the remaining seven digits by a dash.  For example: 12-3456789.  No EINs begin with a zero.  The dash is required, according to the IRS.  For a direct analogy, an EIN is to a business, what a Social Security Number (SSN) is to an individual taxpayer.

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Thank you for asking this question.

[wolfofsunder1999]

What if mine has 9 digits but no Dash between the 2nd and 3rd numbers?

[KatrinaLO]

Please see the TurboTax FAQ below for assistance in locating your employer's EIN:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/where-do-i-find-my-employer-id-number-ein/00/96696...

[asiens]

I am not sure about including leading 0's but you are incorrect at least as of today in 2024 that "No EINs begin with a zero." Here is a link that shows how EIN prefixes (first 2 numbers before -) are assigned based on campus and 01-06 are all valid EIN prefixes.