Single EIN Usage Across Multiple Units
A company can use a single EIN across multiple units with multiple fictitious names. Your DBAs are just your business nicknames. Whether you’re required to have one depends on how your business is organized and what kind of taxes it pays.
Separate EIN for Different Taxed Businesses
If you have multiple businesses that are taxed differently, such as a corporation and an LLC, they’ll require separate EINs. An EIN is a unique Tax Identification Number (TIN) that the IRS uses to identify your business.
Fictitious Names Registration
Fictitious names are a state matter. Most states require businesses to register their DBAs. Not all businesses need an EIN.
- You can file all government forms yourself paying fees only if any apply.
- You won’t have a separate EIN for a DBA. Whether you’re required to have one depends on how your business is organized and what kind of taxes it pays.
Can you have multiple DBAs under one ein?
A company can use a single EIN across multiple units with multiple fictitious names, as long as those units aren’t set up as legally separate businesses. You can have multiple DBA under one sole proprietorship, or multiple business names under one corporation.
Each business entity can have only one EIN. If you have multiple businesses that are taxed differently, such as a corporation and an LLC, they’ll require separate EINs.
- You can file all government forms yourself paying government fees only if any such fees apply.
- When you change your business name, you submit an EIN name change.
How many DBA names can you have?
A company can use a single EIN across multiple units with multiple fictitious names. You can have multiple DBA under one sole proprietorship, or multiple business names under one corporation.
- You can file all government forms yourself paying fees only if any apply.
- When you change your business name, you submit an EIN name change.
If you have multiple businesses that are taxed differently, such as a corporation and an LLC, they’ll require separate EINs. An EIN is a unique Tax Identification Number (TIN) that the IRS uses to identify your business.
- Fictitious names are a state matter. Most states require businesses to register their DBAs.
Your DBAs are just your business nicknames.