Business & farm
No, it is not required; you can use the federal EIN. You need a FEIN, CA Corp no. or CA SOS file no. I selected FEIN on the form without error.
There is a note highlighted on Form 592B that states the form should be disregarded if the information was already entered on the federal return. But if you enter the withholding on the federal return, it automatically transfers to the CA return and no Form 592B is necessary.
