# ITIN

> ITIN — The 9-digit number the IRS issues to a person who needs a US taxpayer identification number but is not eligible for a Social Security number, applied for on Form W-7.

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**What is itin?** In accounting, ITIN means the 9-digit number the IRS issues to a person who needs a US taxpayer identification number but is not eligible for a Social Security number, applied for on Form W-7.

## Also known as

- Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

## Words this system refuses for it

- EIN (the company's number)

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