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Your LLC's EIN without an SSN: the SS-4, ready to send

Without an SSN or ITIN you cannot apply for an EIN online: you have to fax or mail Form SS-4, or call the IRS. Fill it in here and the form comes out with what the instructions require for a foreign-owned LLC.

It is for you if

  • Your LLC is already formed (you have the Articles of Organization) and has no EIN yet.
  • You are the owner, or one of the members, and will be listed as the responsible party.
  • You have no SSN or ITIN, or you have one but prefer to fax.

It is not for you if

  • The LLC already has an EIN: you don't request another one. If you can't find it, ask the IRS at 800-829-4933.
  • You will elect to have the LLC taxed as a corporation (Form 8832 or 2553): that changes line 9a.
  • You will hire employees in the U.S. in the next 12 months.
  • It's another type of entity: a corporation, trust, estate or nonprofit.

Form SS-4

None of this leaves your browser. The PDF is built on your own device using the official IRS form. We never store or send your data to any server.

Draw it with your mouse or finger. If you would rather sign by hand, leave it blank and print the PDF.

Done, your SS-4 was downloaded. Review it, sign it if you didn't sign on screen, and send it as explained below.

The PDF comes out flattened, so whoever receives it cannot alter the values. This is a guided tool built on the official IRS form; it is not tax advice.

After you download it: how to file

  1. By fax, the fastest way. With no U.S. address: 304-707-9471 if you send it from abroad, or 855-215-1627 from within the U.S. If you included your fax number, the IRS faxes the EIN back, generally within 4 business days.
  2. By phone. International applicants only: 267-941-1099 (not toll-free), Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern. The caller must be able to answer questions about the SS-4: having it filled in works as your script.
  3. By mail. Internal Revenue Service, Attn: EIN International Operation, Cincinnati, OH 45999. It takes about 4 weeks.
  4. Afterwards. A single-member LLC with a foreign owner files Form 5472 with a pro forma 1120 for every year with transactions with its owner, and there almost always are some: contributions, distributions or expenses the owner paid.

What about next year?
The annual Form 5472 starts with the EIN. Annual compliance (5472 + pro forma 1120) with a CPA: USD 597.

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Important notice: This tool fills in the official IRS form with the details you enter and with what its instructions indicate for the most common LLC cases. It does not constitute tax or legal advice and does not create a professional-client relationship. You sign it and you are responsible for what it declares. Sumalis is part of the Onell.us / Emprendenus ecosystem.

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