Do you need an ITIN- Individual Tax Identification Number?

 

Does the following apply to you?

 

1. You do not have an SSN and are not eligible to obtain one, and

2. You have a requirement to furnish a federal tax identification number or file a federal tax return, and

3. You are in one of the following categories:

 

- Nonresident alien who is required to file a U.S. tax return

- U.S. resident alien who is (based on days present in the United States) filing a U.S. tax return. (This apply to all of us living and working here without a Green Card or Work Permit).

- Dependent or spouse of a U.S. citizen/resident alien

- Dependent or spouse of a nonresident alien visa holder

- Nonresident alien claiming a tax treaty benefit

- Nonresident alien student, professor or researcher filing a U.S. tax return or claiming an exception

If so, then you must apply for an ITIN.

 

We are Certified Acceptance Agents – CAA. We can process your application W-7 without mailing your original documents to the IRS. We understand the risk that your original documents may get lost in transit to and back from the IRS. 

 

Be aware, that:

 

Your ITIN may expire before you file a tax return in 2021. All ITINs not used on a federal tax return at least once in the last three years will expire on December 31, 2020. Additionally, all ITINs issued before 2013 with middle digits of 88 (Example: (9XX-88-XXXX) will expire at the end of the year. Those with middle digits 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 or 99, that were assigned before 2013 and have not already been renewed, will also expire at the end of this year. ITINs with middle digits 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, or 87 that expired in 2016, 2017,  2018, or 2019 can also be renewed now.

 

Generally, a tax return is not required with a renewal application, however, spouses and dependents cannot renew in advance. They may renew their ITIN only when filing an individual tax return, or someone else files an individual income tax return claiming them for an allowable tax benefit (such as a dependent parent who qualifies the primary taxpayer to claim head of household filing status).

 

 

 

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