Get an EIN from Brasil.

Why you need it

Brazilian founders form US LLCs to sell in dollars, serve US clients and use US marketplaces and payment processors, which ask for the LLC's EIN. The EIN is also the number your LLC uses for its yearly filings with the IRS.

Because you live outside the US, you can't use the IRS online application. You can apply by fax, by mail or by phone. EINZAP uses the phone: a trained caller, named as your Third Party Designee on the SS-4 you sign, gets your EIN on the call.

IRS phone hours in Brasil

The IRS international line runs Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 11:00 pm US Eastern time. In Brasília time (BRT) that's:

You don't need to be awake for any of it. We call during these hours and email you the moment your EIN is issued.

Filling in the SS-4 from Brasil

• Your name (line 7a). Drop accents and cedillas: "João Conceição" becomes "Joao Conceicao". Use your full name as in your passport.
• Your address abroad (lines 5 and 6). The CEP has eight digits (for example 01310-100). Drop accents from street and city names: "Sao Paulo". Line 6 reads "City, Brazil".
• Your phone. Start with +55.
• Line 7b. Without an SSN or ITIN it reads "Foreign". Never enter a made-up or local ID number.
• Mail from the IRS (line 4). Most founders use their US registered agent's address, so IRS letters don't have to travel abroad.

How it works

1. Order and pay $24. You pay $24 in US dollars by card. Your card may add IOF and a conversion fee.
2. Answer a few questions and upload your Articles. About three minutes, on your phone or computer.
3. Review and sign on screen. You see every line of your SS-4 before you sign.
4. Get your EIN. Within 24 business hours, or your $24 back and the EIN still delivered. See the guarantee.

After you get your EIN

• Use it to open US business bank and payment accounts. Each provider sets its own rules for owners in Brasil, and they change, so check them before you apply.
• Plan for the yearly Form 5472 and pro forma Form 1120 if your LLC has a single owner. Read Form 5472 basics.
• Brazilian residents usually have to declare foreign holdings in their tax return. Ask a contador how to report your LLC.

General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules and hours can change; check irs.gov for the latest.