The IRS requires you to have an EIN if any of these apply to your business:
- You pay employees
- You don’t pay employees, but have excise tax forms or other returns to file that require an EIN
- Your business operates as a corporation or partnership
- You’re required to withhold taxes on income, other than wages paid to a nonresident alien
- You’re a sole proprietor or a farmer, and you have a Keogh plan, which is a tax-deferred pension plan available to self-employed individuals or unincorporated businesses for retirement purposes
If that doesn't not apply to you, Revisit the self- employment section to make you answered No t the question Do you have your own Employer ID Number (EIN)?
- Log in to your account.
- Select Federal from the left menu.
- Go to Wages and Income then select Income and Expenses.
- Go to Self-employment income and expenses and click review.
- Click Edit next to General Information
- Scroll down to Payments and identification.
- Click Edit next to Employer ID Number (EIN)
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