Generally speaking the most common answers to ITIN questions I have been getting recently regarding IRS Form W-7 are as follows: If you have a VISA that is valid for employment and you will be employed in the U.S., you should first apply for a SSN...
You can indeed claim an exception to the requirement to submit an original U.S. Federal income tax return with IRS Form W-7 - ITIN Application, all you need is substantiated proof of your claim. So what are the exceptions allowing for the ITIN application without a tax return...
In 1996, the U.S. Treasury Department issued T.D. 8671, 1996-1 C.B.314 introducing the ITIN - Individual Taxpayer Identification Number - requiring people foreign to the USA to use a unique identification number on their United States federal income tax returns. These regulations were intended to address concerns...
The Internal Revenue Service announced the standards to become an IRS-approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider and the requirements to become an IRS CE Accrediting organization. The guidance paves the way for the implementation of new CE requirements for certain tax return preparers starting next year. Individuals...
An Acceptance Agent is a person or an entity (business or organization) who, pursuant to a written agreement with the IRS, is authorized to assist individuals and other foreign persons who do not qualify for a Social Security Number but who still need a Taxpayer...
All people making money preparing taxes must be registered with the IRS. If your paid tax return preparer is not registered with the IRS he/she is perpetrating fraud which will cause you future headaches. Don't mess around with this. The IRS has released a new Form...