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Employer identification number

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000605

A nine-digit number used to report payroll information to the Internal Revenue Service on Employer's Quarterly Tax Return, Treasury Form 941, and the Annual Tax Return, Treasury Form 944. The law requires firms with paid employees to make contributions to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000605
FieldEconomic statistics
AbbreviationEIN
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000605",
  "term": "Employer identification number",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "term_source": "Employer Identification Number",
  "definition": "A nine-digit number used to report payroll information to the Internal Revenue Service on Employer's Quarterly Tax Return, Treasury Form 941, and the Annual Tax Return, Treasury Form 944. The law requires firms with paid employees to make contributions to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).",
  "abbreviation": "EIN",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/employer-identification-number/"
}

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