Whether because of the tight U.S. labor market or flawed onboarding processes, many undocumented workers are becoming participants and accruing benefits in ERISA-governed employee benefit plans. Dealing with such plan...more
Last year, self-employed individuals who conducted their business without any employees could qualify for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in an amount equal to approximately 20.8% (2.5 months divided by 12 months) of...more
Can a foreign individual without an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (“ITIN”) serve as the “responsible party” to obtain a U.S. Employer Identification Number (“EIN”)? ...more
There are foreign national Individuals and other foreign Persons that do not have or do not qualify for a Social Security Number (SSN) but need a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to file certain tax forms and schedules...more
The IRS’ new policy regarding employer identification numbers (“EINs”) could significantly delay the formation of new entities, especially by non-U.S. persons, unless practitioners and their clients get very proactive. ...more
An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the IRS to foreign nationals and others who have federal tax reporting or filing requirements and do not qualify for Social Security...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is requiring individuals with inactive or old individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs) to renew their ITINs. The renewals impact individuals who received ITINs prior to 2013. The...more