employer identification number
noun[C]
ukus(abbreviationEIN)HR,WORKPLACE,TAX
aspecialnumbergiven to eachbusinessin the US thatpaystaxonitsemployees:
Obtaining anemployeridentificationnumberfrom theIRSunderfalsepretenses isillegal.
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employer identification number
Ultimately, with this structure, tax and insurance filings are done through the administrative firm, but under the client companysemployeridentificationnumber.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To create a panel of pension plans, we use theemployeridentificationnumberand plan number.
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