IRS Confirmation Letter

[cpa72]

All:

How can I get a letter from the IRS confirming a business client's name and tax id#

Thank you for your assistance,

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

The internet says this, but if you call, be sure youve got a POA or have the client call, they wouldnt help me with that stupid 4 letter name control thing on a trust without a POA.

The easiest way to get a copy of an EIN verification letter is to call the IRS. Follow the below process to obtain a tax ID verification letter from the IRS:

• Call the IRS support at 800-829-4933.
• Provide the name of your business and other verification details like address and phone number to the support executive.
• Request the support executive for a 147c letter; placing such a request is free.
• If your contact information is the same as what you provided when applying for the EIN, the IRS can send you the verification letter through mail or fax.
• If your contact information has changed, you can receive the verification letter only after you file Form 8822.

[PATAX]

Check file for original letter or ask client. Always a good idea to save these.

[sjrcpa]

True Captain Obvious. 😀

Unless I applied for the EIN I'm not likely to have it.

Clients lose these. Or can't be bothered to look for it.

[IRonMaN]

All of my clients save theirs ———but none of them seem to remember where.  Of course within a week most of my clients don’t seem to recall where they put their tax return either.😳

[PATAX]

Smh... that's like an individual losing his birth certificate

[IRonMaN]

I seem to have lost mine.  I think my folks gave me a copy of it the day after the hospital released me after my birth but for the life of me I don't remember where I put it.

[sjrcpa]

I do not know where my birth certificate is.

[taxes96786]

No copy of prior year return? Is this a new client? Their accounting department should have the information.

If this client can't provide this information to you, fire him. It is not your job to do his/her work.