WHAT IS AN EIN?

Every CWA Local/Council is required by law to have its own Employer Identification Number (EIN).

Your EIN is the key to the electronic computer data files that the IRS maintains.
Without the EIN, the IRS is unable to place your tax returns and inquiries in their proper filing spot.

Your Local/Council probably already has an EIN. If is doesn't, you must file Form SS-4 to obtain one from the IRS or send an MLO-106 Request for EIN form to the Secretary-Treasurer (Headquarters).

If you are unable to locate the EIN for your Local, the office of the Secretary-Treasurer (Headquarters) keeps a record of these numbers. You may secure it by calling or writing.
  
NOTE: The tax exempt status exempts unions from federal corporate income tax and that is all. Your Local Union is still subject to applicable federal and state payroll withholding and payroll taxes, as well as city and state sales, personal property and real estate taxes.

The Employer Identification Number assigned each Local by the IRS consists of nine (9) digits and is not to be confused with your LM reporting number. Should you be unable to locate your EIN number, it may be obtained from the International Headquarters office. If your Local was recently chartered and has not received its Employer Identification Number, insert "applied for."