The EIN and IRS forms · A term for founders abroad
What is a CP 575 letter?
The IRS notice confirming a newly assigned EIN, posted once to the address on the application; the document banks usually ask to see.
Checked against the IRS's instructions and the states' own rules. Reviewed by Saais Patel, compliance reviewer.
Term 23 of 105 in the glossary, filed under C.IRS: instructions for Form SS-4
CP 575 letter, for a founder abroad.
The IRS generates the CP 575 when it assigns an EIN. It shows the company's name and address, the EIN, and the returns the IRS expects the company to file. It's posted once, to the mailing address on Form SS-4, and the IRS doesn't reissue it.
Banks, payment processors and marketplaces accept it as proof of the EIN, which is why it's the first document they ask for. Scan it the day it arrives and keep the original. If it's lost, the replacement is a 147C letter, on request. A copy goes in your documents.
Sources: IRS: instructions for Form SS-4.
Read next · guide · 3 minThe documents you get after formation, and what each one is forWhat founders ask next.
- Can I get my CP 575 again?
- No. The IRS posts it once and doesn't reissue it. Ask for a 147C letter instead, which banks accept almost everywhere the CP 575 is.
- Is the faxed SS-4 with the EIN on it the same as a CP 575?
- No, though it proves the number too and some banks accept it while the CP 575 is in the post. The CP 575 and 147C guide compares the three.
- Where is the CP 575 sent?
- To the mailing address on Form SS-4. Posted abroad it can take weeks, which is why many founders give a US mailing address, such as their agent's, on the application.
03 · See also
- The EIN and IRS formsEINThe nine-digit tax number the IRS assigns to a business, and the first thing every US bank, payment processor and marketplace asks for.Read the term
- The EIN and IRS forms147C letterThe IRS's confirmation of an existing EIN, issued on request by fax or post, and the usual replacement when the original CP 575 is lost.Read the term
- The EIN and IRS formsForm SS-4The IRS application for an Employer Identification Number, sent by fax or post, or made by phone, when the responsible party has no SSN or ITIN.Read the term
- The EIN and IRS formsSSNThe US personal tax and benefits number for citizens and people authorised to work; not something a founder abroad has or needs to own a US company.Read the term
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