Here are some options to locate your employer's EIN:
- Try asking your employer (specifically, their payroll, human resources, or accounting department).
- Get it from last year's W-2, if you're still working for the same company. This is assuming your employer kept the same EIN (most of them do).
- If you work for a publicly traded company (i.e., it has a stock symbol), try an online search for their 10-K.
- On the 10-K, look for IRS Employer Identification No. or similar. It's usually on the first page. (This might not work if your employer has multiple EINs.)
- If your employer went bankrupt, do a search for related court documents. Oftentimes the EIN will be on the docket sheet, along with their name and address.
Click here to review TurboTax article, How do I find my employer's EIN or Tax ID?.
