On 1 Feb 2004 09:57:49 -0800, the renowned jim rozen
wrote:

In article , Gary Coffman says...

That won't exempt you anymore. One of the new provisions of the banking
laws, designed to catch money laundering, requires every bank account
to have a taxpayer ID number. For individuals, that's almost always their
SS number, though they can apply to the IRS for a different number.

Then how do they deal with corporate accounts, do they either
require an individual to be responsible for the account, or do
they assign a taxpayer number to the corporation?

Probably banking resolutions, with corporate seal and signed by an
officer. And the corporate tax ID number.

BTW, you don't have to be a citizen or even a resident to get an
individual US taxpayer ID number AFAIUI. It can be an advantage to
have one, even if it's not required, depending on complicated
tax-treaty stuff.

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