# Employer identification number

> Employer identification number — The federal tax ID number the IRS assigns to a business, tax-exempt organization or other entity — the number on its returns, its payroll filings and the W-9 it gives customers.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/employer-identification-number
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**What is employer identification number?** In accounting, employer identification number means the federal tax ID number the IRS assigns to a business, tax-exempt organization or other entity — the number on its returns, its payroll filings and the W-9 it gives customers.

## Also known as

- EIN

## Words this system refuses for it

- tax ID unqualified (an individual's is an SSN or ITIN)
- state ID

- **Category:** Entity & compliance
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)
- **Rendered by:** [tax-id-input](https://lopifi.com/md/components/tax-id-input)