An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the IRS for individuals who are not eligible for a Social Security Number. Many lenders and credit card issuers ...

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The Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) was created to ensure that non-U.S. residents and other individuals who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain, a Social Security number can ...

Ever tried filing taxes, opening a U.S. bank account, or applying for a loan and hit a wall because you don’t have a Social Security Number? That’s where a taxpayer identification number (or TIN) can ...

An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number is a nine-digit number the IRS uses to process taxes and administer tax laws. The agency issues them only to certain nonresident and resident aliens, as ...

Each taxpayer in the U.S. needs to have a unique nine-digit number that can identify them to the IRS. Many Americans use their Social Security number, or SSN, to confirm their identity on tax returns ...