LLC or Sole Proprietorship

The EIN is an “Employer Identification Number”, but it is used by many entities as a unique identifying number for businesses, much like a social security number for individuals.

 

Dba

 

My question is do you file with your social and the EIN both on one return?

 

You'll file a 1040 under your social. Plus a Schedule C and whatever else depending on your tax year. As a Sole Prop, the IRS doesn't care about your EIN when you file your taxes.

 

if you are a corporation, yes, a sole proprietor, no. (Unless in the firearms business or paying collected excise taxes).

 

Ok thanks! I am basically judgement proof for the foreseeable future so keeping it simple is going to work for me for a year or two anyway.

 

Update: This is not my experience. It looks like I am to create an EIN for the sole proprietorship after all.

 

Only thing you really need an ein number for is filing highway use tax

 

You’ll need it for a number of things, easy to get.