> Come to think of it, I got an EIN for a sole proprietor tax
>> practice I thought would be a good idea about 25-30 years
>> ago. I actually filed one Schedule C before I came to my
>> sen... er ... reconsidered.
> So is this a bad idea? I've been putting my EIN on my
> Schedule C for 20+ years. I originally needed the EIN for
> two reasons: some clients wouldn't accept a SSN (don't ask
> me why) and the state wanted it for sales/use tax
> registration (though oddly only my SSN is on the actual
> resale certificate). Am I making a mistake?
No. Even 25-30 years ago I didn't care to be giving my SSAN out unnecessarily. I guess I didn't make it clear that my sole proprietor tax practice was a one year experiment.
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