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How to get a TAX ID number?
I was talking to a girl I know from my academy, she's in the same situation as me (undocumented student), but she has a job cuz she got a Tax ID number, she says.
She told me they don't usually check the SS#'s, so she just puts down her Tax ID # in applications instead. Does anyone have any more information about this? If you do, could someone let me know how to get one? |
Re: How to get a TAX ID number?
Could she mean ITIN?
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Re: How to get a TAX ID number?
I'm pretty sure Tax ID # = ITIN (Individual Tax Id #)
You can work with ITIN; provided that they don't make you fill out an I-9 form. That being said, ITIN is not interchageable with a SS#, nor does it give the person the right to work. It's mostly useful with smaller businesses that can pay you on a 1099 tax form with no extensive background check and etc. If she's going around filling out any job applications using the ITIN, it's only a matter of time before she gets screwed. |
Re: How to get a TAX ID number?
Yeah, ITIN is what I meant.
She already has a job, I'm not sure exactly where, but it's a place where other people in a similar situation work at as well. I'm sure she'll be fine. It's good to know to be prudent and not go around everywhere putting your Tax ID # as a social, though. In any case, how do I get one? My friend told me it would make it harder to go deported if I had one. |
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I need to look more into this... |
Re: How to get a TAX ID number?
^I-9 is basically a form that checks your immigration status, thus we can't fill it out.
1099 is an 'contractor' type income, as opposed to W-2 (which mostly requires I-9). A 1099 job is possible with ITIN and someone like in our situation. |
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Ah, I see. That's good to know. But that still doesn't answer my initial question... How do I get an ITIN/Tax ID #? |
Re: How to get a TAX ID number?
You can either apply yourself, or more likely talk to an accountant/tax preparer and they'll help you.
All the information you need is either on this site, or the IRS page & google. |
Re: How to get a TAX ID number?
Thanks, I'll look into that.
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It makes no difference. My advice to you would be to stop listening to this friend of yours, she sounds horribly misinformed, and that only leads to trouble. |
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