Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN), is the IRS form a business or other entity uses to request a nine-digit federal EIN for tax filing and reporting. The owner or responsible party completes it. JustFill helps prepare the PDF and includes the first clean completed download; it does not submit the application or issue an EIN. Eligible US applicants can instead apply directly through the free IRS online EIN assistant.
Form SS-4 is the IRS Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN), the document used to request the nine-digit number (formatted like 12-3456789) that the IRS assigns to businesses and other entities for tax filing and reporting. Sole proprietors, LLCs, corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, churches, nonprofits, and certain individuals use its questions when applying by mail, fax, or another IRS-supported method. JustFill detects the lines and checkboxes in an SS-4 PDF so you can prepare and review the entity name, responsible party, entity type, and reason for applying before submitting through an IRS channel.
Download Form SS-4 (Rev. December 2025) and its separate instructions from the IRS. Then upload that PDF to JustFill to prepare and print a completed copy without Adobe Acrobat. JustFill does not preload this form and does not submit it to the IRS; eligible US applicants can apply directly through the free IRS online EIN assistant.
Get the official Form SS-4 PDF from Internal Revenue Service (IRS)What each section of Form SS-4 asks for. JustFill’s AI will detect these fields automatically when you upload the PDF — review the breakdown below so you know what to enter.
The exact legal name of the business, estate, trust, or individual for whom the EIN is being requested.
Line 2 is a doing-business-as (DBA) name if different from line 1; line 3 names the executor, administrator, trustee, or 'care of' contact for estates and trusts.
Line 4a–4b is the mailing address (a P.O. box is allowed); line 5a–5b is the physical street address if different (no P.O. box permitted here).
The individual who ultimately owns or controls the entity, plus that person's SSN, ITIN, or EIN. Nominees are not allowed as the responsible party.
Whether the application is for an LLC (or foreign equivalent), the number of LLC members (8b), and whether the LLC was organized in the United States (8c).
Identifies the entity type: sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, S corporation/personal service corporation, estate, trust, church, nonprofit, government, and others.
Why you need the EIN: started a new business, hired employees, banking purpose, changed type of organization, purchased a going business, created a trust, or created a pension plan.
Date business started (11), accounting year closing month (12), highest number of employees expected (13), Form 944 election (14), first wages paid (15), principal business activity (16), line of merchandise/services (17), and whether the entity previously received an EIN (18). The Third Party Designee and signature sections close the form.
A fictional sole proprietor is preparing an SS-4 after starting a design business. The example gathers the answers but does not contain a usable taxpayer number and is not an IRS submission.
ALEX EXAMPLE
A sole proprietor uses the individual's legal name here.
EXAMPLE DESIGN STUDIO
The fictional business operates under a different trade name.
100 SAMPLE STREET — AUSTIN, TX 78701
ALEX EXAMPLE — XXX-XX-6789
The real application requires the responsible party's actual identifying number; it is masked here.
Sole proprietor
Started new business — graphic design services
Select only the single reason that actually applies.
August 2026 — December — 0 / 0 / 0
This fictional business has no employees; the real filer uses its actual dates and expected employee counts.
These values are made up. They are here to show what belongs on each line, not to be copied — every name, number, and address on your own Form SS-4 has to be your own. LLCs, corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, nonprofits, and applicants hiring employees complete several lines differently. Use the current IRS instructions rather than copying this sole-proprietor example.
Use the destination that matches where the entity has its legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency. The IRS recommends applying online when the applicant is eligible.
Use this if the address is in: Entities with a legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia
Use this if the address is in: Entities without a legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency in any state or the District of Columbia
JustFill prepares the PDF only. Submit it through the IRS method appropriate to you and re-check these destinations immediately before sending because the IRS can change them without notice.
Checked against the official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instructions on 2026-08-31. Destinations change — confirm on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) page before you send anything.
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Official source: Form SS-4 on Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s website
Edition checked: Rev. December 2025. Verified against the official source on .
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