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Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) online, or by fax, mail or, for international applicants, by phone.
To apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) for a decedent’s estate, use Form SS-4, Application for EIN. Applicants in the U.S. or U.S. possessions can apply for and receive an EIN free of charge on IRS.gov.
An estate's tax identification number, also called an employer identification number (EIN), comes in this format: 12-345678X. You can apply for this number online, by fax or by mail. See how to apply for an EIN. Use the tax ID number when filing Form 1041.
How to get a tax id number for an estate Though you can apply for an EIN by submitting Form SS-4 by mail or fax, the most common (and expedited) method is filing online. If you prefer to file using paper, you can find the instructions for that here .
Generally, an estate will need an EIN if any of the following apply: Opened a bank account that requires an EIN for banking purposes. The trust or estate has income that requires filing an income tax return (Form 1041). This could be from investments, property rentals, or a business operated by the trust/estate.
To obtain an EIN for the estate, the personal representative or executor can apply online (link: https://sa.www4.irs.gov/modiein/individual/index.jsp), by mail, or by filing a paper application for the EIN (SS-4). We recommend that you apply for the EIN online as it is the easiest way to do so.