What is the process of applying for a personal tax return number in the United States?

However, the Inland Revenue Department found that about a quarter of the people have never filed a tax return after receiving the tax return number. In order to enable the recipients to file tax returns, the tax bureau has strengthened the management of issuing tax return numbers, and issued a series of new regulations since June 5438+February 65438+July 2003.

First of all, in order to prove that the purpose of applying for tax payment is to file tax returns, the applicant must attach a federal tax bill when applying for a tax number. The application form is W-7, and the tax bill is 1040NR or 1040.

Second, if you apply for a tax number but can't prove that the purpose of applying for a tax number is to file tax returns, your application will be rejected.

Third, in order to prove the identity of the applicant, the IRS accepts 13 documents. Passports and identity cards issued by other countries, including photos, names, addresses, birthdays and expiration dates; American driver's license; Birth paper; Foreign driver's license; The state identity card (USSTATID) of the United States; Foreign voter registration card; American military identity card; Identity cards of foreign soldiers; Photo certificate issued by the US Immigration Bureau; School documents. The latter two items only apply to family members.

Fourth, the tax bureau will replace the tax return card with tax number with a tax return letter with tax number and send it to the taxpayer.

Fifth, some non-residents who apply for tax numbers want tax numbers in order to comply with tax agreements or report deposits or transactions in the Bank of America Stock Exchange. They don't have to file tax returns at the same time when applying for the tax number, but they have to provide proof of property when applying.