If you're an employee and your W-2 is missing your job's EIN information, you can try these steps to locate the missing number from the TurboTax help article, How do I find my employer's EIN or Tax ID?:
Where else can I find my employer's EIN while I'm waiting for my W-2?
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.
We don't maintain, nor are we able to retrieve, your employer's EIN.
If you're a business, and you need help retrieving your own IRS EIN to issue W-2's to employees, you can follow this guidance from the IRS Employer Identification Number info page:
To find a missing EIN, try these steps:
- Look for it on the notice we issued when you applied for an EIN
- Contact the bank that has your business account
- Check with agencies where you’ve applied for state or local licenses
- Look on past business tax returns
If you still can’t find it, call us (IRS) at 800-829-4933 Monday to Friday 7 a.m. - 7p.m. local time. Residents of Alaska and Hawaii should follow Pacific time. We’ll verify your identity and provide the number over the phone if you’re authorized to receive it.
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