Jim, I have not prepared form SS-4 in a while, but I checked my tax software. The form was revised December 2023. Line 7A: Name of responsible party. Line 7B: SSN, ITIN, OR EIN. Not sure about the answer to your last question.

Thanks Terry!

Speaking of Chinese goods, some of them are high quality goods.  This new client sells cookware and looks to be of high quality.  I buy on Amazon and some of those items that I buy of course come from China.  I recently found a site, (cat is out of the bad where I get my spiffy vests from now), temu.com

Every item that I have bought there is of high quality.  I am not shilling for this company just that it has been in the news and is competition for Amazon.   I don't use the temu app as I heard some information may being  gleemed from using the app but the website does not have that issue and I pay using paypal so they don't even have my credit card info.  Here is one of the nifty vests I recently bought.. looks like something Brooks Brothers would use.. the mail lady here likes to tell me that I look she likes my vests when I see her with the mail.  check this out.. 12 bucks.. and high quality 

https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099514612132&_x_vst_scene=adg&_x_ads_sub_channe...

The pirate hat on that link would really go well with the vest.  I'm guessing you would be the only pirate tax preparer in OH 😜