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One Federal Tax ID, Matched Everywhere It Goes
We apply for your employer identification number, keep the IRS confirmation on file and make sure the number, the legal name and the entity type agree everywhere the business uses them.
EIN Application Service For Michigan Businesses
An EIN is the nine-digit number the IRS assigns to a business, and it ends up everywhere: the bank account, the payroll platform, 1099s, Michigan tax registrations and every return you file. Getting one is quick. Getting it with the right responsible party, the right entity type and a legal name that matches the state record is where things go sideways.
We handle the application as part of our business formation and registration work, usually right after your LLC formation filing or incorporation is approved. The confirmation letter goes into your permanent records, and the number is recorded in QuickBooks Online and everywhere else it needs to live.
Businesses That Need Their Own EIN
The IRS rules are specific. These are the situations we see most often.
What You Have In Hand When We Are Done
Not just a number, but the paper trail behind it and every place it needs to be recorded.
- Your EIN, applied for under the correct entity type and responsible party
- The IRS confirmation letter (CP 575) saved to your permanent records
- The legal name on the EIN matched to what is on file with the State of Michigan
- What your bank needs to open the business account in the right name
- The number ready for payroll in Gusto, ADP or QuickBooks Payroll when you have employees
- Michigan Department of Treasury registration for sales, use or withholding tax where it applies
- The EIN recorded in QuickBooks Online and on the W-9 you hand to customers
Where Your EIN Goes To Work Next
The number only earns its keep once it is connected to everything else. With employees, it anchors your weekly or bi-weekly payroll processing and every quarterly Form 941. If you pay contractors, it goes on each 1099-NEC we prepare and file in January.
It also has to match. When the name on the EIN, the state record and the bank account disagree, IRS letters follow and payroll deposits get tangled. We check all three at the start, which is far easier than untangling them after the first quarter's filings.
EIN Questions Owners Ask Us
Does a single-member LLC need an EIN?
It needs one as soon as it has employees, because payroll tax filings are made under the LLC's own number. Without employees, the IRS lets the owner use a Social Security number for income tax, but many banks want an EIN to open a business account, so most owners get one anyway.
I lost my EIN. Can you find it?
Usually. It appears on the IRS confirmation letter, prior-year business returns, payroll filings and often on bank records. If none of those turn up, the IRS can confirm the number to an authorized person at the business. We help you track it down before anyone applies for a second one.
Is an EIN the same as a Michigan tax account?
No. The EIN is federal. Businesses that collect sales tax, owe use tax or withhold Michigan income tax from wages also register with the Michigan Department of Treasury, and that registration asks for the EIN. We handle both so the federal and state records line up from the start.
Filings That Usually Travel With The EIN
Articles of Organization filed with the State of Michigan, with the tax treatment settled before the EIN is requested.
LLC formation in detail S-Corporation FormationThe S-election on Form 2553, filed under your EIN after an honest look at whether it pays.
S-Corporation formation in detail DBA (Doing Business As) RegistrationYour trade name registered in the right place, so it can sit alongside the legal name on federal records.
DBA registration in detail Business Formation & Registration OverviewLLC, S-Corp and C-Corp formation, EINs, DBAs and Michigan annual reports on one overview page.
Return to Business Formation & RegistrationGet The EIN Done Before The Bank Asks
Tell us what entity you have or plan to form. We will apply for the number under the right details and make sure it matches everywhere it needs to.