

Our main goal in obtaining and storing TIN/EIN information is to make our NIST centralized customer database as efficient as possible. Our request has nothing to do with tax status. Our company is exempt from taxes on purchases therefore you should not need my TIN/EIN number. No, we are not using the number for tax purposes and the tax exemption number will not provide us with the necessary information to determine if you are an existing customer in our database. Our company is exempt from taxes on purchases can you accept our tax exemption certificate/number? TIN/EIN will serve as a way to uniquely identify a business entity when the precise name of a business entity is unknown or when it is difficult to distinguish it from other businesses with similar names. In an effort to keep the central database manageable we are trying to limit the number of duplicate entries in our customer database. NIST is implementing a new financial management system and will be consolidating customer records from many different sources. They are different names for the same number. Number", all refer to the nine digit number issued by the IRS. I am confused, are TIN/EIN the same thing?Ī Federal Tax Identification Number, also known as a "95 Number", "E.I.N. TIN/EIN are used by employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, nonprofit associations, trusts, estates of decedents, government agencies, certain individuals, and other business entities. The IRS uses the number to identify taxpayers who are required to file various business tax returns. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Employer Identification Number (EIN) are defined as a nine-digit number that the IRS assigns to organizations.


Please see the following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for information. As of February, 2003, SRM Domestic Customers are required to submit their Tax Identification (TIN) number.
