TIN is a generic term, "Tax ID Number". -For individuals, a TIN can be:Social Security number "SSN" (issued by the Social Security Administration)Individual Taxpayer Identification Number "ITIN" (issued by the IRS for individuals who need identification for tax purposes, but don't have and are ineligible to receive a SSN)- For businesses, a TIN can be:Employer Identification Number "EIN" (issued by the IRS; also sometimes reffered to as FEIN, for Federal Employer Identification Number) There are two other types of TINs issued by the IRS, in case you're curious (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxpayer-identification-numbers-tin) :Taxpayer Identification Number for Pending U.S. Adoptions "ATIN"Preparer Taxpayer Identification Number "PTIN"

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leo-the-lion2

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Is the FEIN the same as TIN?

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 5, 2019
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Texas Roger

Level 15

FEIN is the same as EIN. It is a number assigned to businesses by the IRS.

TIN is a taxpayer identification number issued by the IRS. It is issued to identify taxpayers. It is similar to an SSN which is issued by the Social Security Administration.

Homealoneyes

Level 2

DO YOU MEAN FEIN IS THE SAME AS TIN? YOU PUT DOWN EIN...

Rmille10

Level 2

the reason I’m interested in this question is that the companies that provide me a 1099-DIV have a TIN showing on their form but no FEIN. The TIN looks like a unique identifier for the company so I’m assuming it functions the same way as a FEIN. Is that a good assumption?

Anonymous

sometimes. for a business yes but for an individual a TIN would be their SSN, An individual operating a business such as a sole proprietorship with employees would also need a FEIN for their business.

rprastein

Level 4

TIN is a generic term, "Tax ID Number".

-For individuals, a TIN can be:

Social Security number "SSN" (issued by the Social Security Administration)
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number "ITIN" (issued by the IRS for individuals who need identification for tax purposes, but don't have and are ineligible to receive a SSN)

- For businesses, a TIN can be: