I've applied for an EIN. Its this form: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss4.pdf. You can't submit it online though. So I submitted it via fax a while ago, but haven't heard back from them. I will have to chase them up!
Also on a side note, what is a good bank account to use for receiving US dollars? I'm using an Australian bank account (Bankwest) and getting stung with forex translation fees every time I receive US dollars/US cheques. Should I consider getting a US bank account (SVB) or international bank like HSBC? Cheers, Matt Ho @inspiredworlds On Tuesday, 18 December 2012 22:05:33 UTC+11, AnthonyS wrote: > > This page talks about applying for one as a foreign company: > http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/How-to-Apply-for-an-EIN > > HSBC (so far) have been open to my pty ltd entity opening a US-domiciled > account however I don't have it yet. > > On Tuesday, 18 December 2012 15:03:22 UTC+11, Wayne Robinson wrote: >> >> Can Pty Ltd Australian companies register for an EIN? >> >> Do you need to actually go into a US bank to create an account? >> >> >> On 18 December 2012 13:54, AnthonyS <anthon...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just thought i'd mention that if you are an Australian company that has >>> registered for an EIN and have a US bank account (HSBC or SVB are the best >>> for this I believe) you can open a Stripe account. Stripe have advised me >>> if you are in this boat to enter '0000' as the 4 validation digits when >>> identifying yourself via the SSN field in their application. I'm still >>> waiting for my HSBC accounts to be finalised before I can go through this >>> but might be of use to others in a similar boat. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon >>> Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for >>> more >>> >>> Forum rules >>> 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. >>> 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs >>> >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> silicon-bea...@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
