Hnchoksi wrote on 3/17/2004 15:36:
>>Subject: Re: Can someone on a tourist visa get a USA drivers license?
>>From: Joachim Feise
>>Date: 3/17/04 1:55 PM Eastern Standard Time
>>Message-id: <c3a6un$cg4$>
>>Amanda said on 3/17/2004 8:03:
>>>What is ITIN? Is it like the number for tax purposes, say when
>>>purchasing a property or openign a bnak account?
>>Yes.
>>>Why does IRS crack
>>>down?
>>They don't. The ITIN is for people who don't have authority to work, but
>>still need to pay taxes, e.g., on stock buys, real estate, interest, etc.
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> Actually, as recently as a few months ago, a directive was issued to the IRS
> to refuse ITINs unless there was a legitimate need for it.I don't recall now
> what the new requirements are to get one, but you can check the IRS website.
Not much has changed, really.
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/artic...=96287,00.html
"IRS issues ITINs to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer
identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain a
Social Security Number (SSN) from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
ITINs are issued regardless of immigration status because both resident and
nonresident aliens may have U.S. tax return and payment responsibilities under
the Internal Revenue Code."
Basically, what I said. If you need to pay taxes, you need an ITIN. The US
government wants your money...
The application standards have changed:
"What are the revised application standards for ITINs?
Effective immediately, each ITIN applicant must now:
* Apply using the revised Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer
Identification Number ; and
* Attach a federal income tax return to the Form W-7.
Applicants who meet an exception to the requirement to file a tax return
(see the instructions for Form W-7)must provide documentation to support the
exception.
Why is IRS revising the ITIN application process?
The revisions to the ITIN application process will help ensure ITINs are used
for their intended tax administration purposes."
-Joe