{"id":7401,"date":"2020-10-05T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2020-10-08T10:45:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:45:21","slug":"how-to-correct-mistakes-on-a-filed-irs-form-ss-4-ein-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/how-to-correct-mistakes-on-a-filed-irs-form-ss-4-ein-application\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Correct Mistakes on a Filed IRS Form SS-4 (EIN Application)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The Problem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">You are trying to successfully navigate the many challenges of small business ownership and one day you discover, much to your dismay, that incorrect information was inadvertently <\/span><span class=\"s1\">reported on Form SS-4 to the IRS (or perhaps the IRS made a mistake inputting the data at its end)<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How does this realization usually come to your attention?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Common reasons include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">A failed attempt to electronically file a tax return<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">An observant accountant or attorney catches the mistake or discrepancy<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">The business name or address changes or there is a change in the designated \u201cresponsible person\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The Solution<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">When you first discover or suspect the IRS may have outdated or incorrect information on file concerning your business entity, you should first verify what the IRS actually has on file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The first thing you may want to do is see what the IRS has on file for you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Ask the IRS to search for your EIN by calling the Business &amp; Specialty Tax Line at (800) 829-4933. The hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">An IRS representative will ask you for identifying information about the entity (e.g. name, EIN, address, etc.) and confirm what information the IRS has on file.\u00a0They can also provide you with instructions on how to correct any mistakes or inaccurate information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Just remember that the IRS will only speak to an \u201cauthorized person\u201d with regards to the account.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Examples of an authorized person include, but are not limited to, a sole proprietor, a partner in a partnership, a corporate officer, a trustee of a trust, or an executor of an estate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If necessary, you can submit a signed Form 2848 (Power of Attorney) to authorize an attorney, accountant, or other representative to address the issue on your behalf with IRS.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Not a big deal, but it does require some additional time and effort to jump through that extra hurdle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Unfortunately, the IRS does not currently have a form in place to change the previously filed information associated with the business entity\u2019s EIN.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>To update the information the IRS has on file, one should submit a letter (on company letterhead if possible) to the appropriate IRS office with the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">The responsible party\u2019s full legal name;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">The responsible party\u2019s Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN);<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">The business or entity\u2019s full legal name;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">The business or entity\u2019s employer identification number (EIN);<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">The business or entity\u2019s mailing address; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">The information associated with the EIN number that needs to be changed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Where you send your request depends on where you reside.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For Virginia business entities and taxpayers, send you letter to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">Internal Revenue Service<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">Stop 343G<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">Cincinnati, OH 45999<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The IRS will send a letter confirming receipt of the updated information.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you have not received a confirmation letter within 60 days, you should mail a copy of the original letter (titled \u201cSecond Request\u201d) to the same address.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">If you need help with any business formation, transaction, and compliance matters, reach out to Eric Perkins anytime at (804) 205-5162 or <a href=\"mailto:eric@ericperkinslaw.com\">eric@ericperkinslaw.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Problem You are trying to successfully navigate the many challenges of small business ownership and one day you discover, much to your dismay, that incorrect information was inadvertently reported on Form SS-4 to the IRS (or perhaps the IRS made a mistake inputting the data at its end).\u00a0 How does this realization usually come [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[451,232,142,39,316],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7401"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7409,"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401\/revisions\/7409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}