When it comes to the IRS and filing tax forms, a Social Security number isn’t the only way Uncle Sam can identify a taxpayer. Another identifier – known as an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number ...

An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the IRS for individuals who are not eligible for a Social Security Number. Many lenders and credit card issuers ...

Time is running out for many ITIN holders who need to file a federal income tax return in 2017 and want to avoid a long wait for a refund, warns the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). An Individual ...

Nonresidents who receive stipends from a scholarship or fellowship must apply for an ITIN, if they do not have or are not eligible to obtain a SSN (see Social Security Administration website for ...

Ever tried filing taxes, opening a U.S. bank account, or applying for a loan and hit a wall because you don’t have a Social Security Number? That’s where a taxpayer identification number (or TIN) can ...

Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA, is a freelance writer with a background in accounting and income tax planning and preparation for individuals and small businesses. Her work has appeared in Business Insider ...

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Alfredo Gaudencio Diaz, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, applied to renew an IRS processing number for people who don’t qualify to receive Social Security Numbers early this year when he started ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky (LEX 18) — Drivers with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers will no longer be able to use them to complete the car titling and registration process. This change comes as the ...