IRS issues PTINs to preparers.Beginning this year, tax practitioners can use alternative numbers called PTINs on the individual tax returns they prepare for clients instead of their own Social Security numbers. The IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. is providing this option in response to practitioners' concerns about privacy and possible misuse of their Social Security numbers by anyone who has access to prepared returns. The 9-digit PTIN PTIN Preparer Tax Identification Number (US Internal Revenue Service) will begin with the letter "P." Form W-7P, Application for Preparer Tax Identification Number, can be obtained from the IRS's Web site (www.irs.ustreas.gov See .gov and GovNet. (networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies. ) or by calling its toll-free forms hot line--800829-3676. States get in the act Most states are allowing tax preparers to use the IRS-issued PTIN numbers on state tax returns. However, thirteen states do not recognize the PTINs; of them, 11 do not require preparers to enter their Social Security numbers on state returns. Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). and Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. are the only states that require practitioners to use their Social Security numbers on state tax returns, but will not permit them to use the PTINs.
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State PTINs Reason
Alabama Yes
Alaska Yes
Arizona No
Arkansas Yes
California Yes
Colorado Yes
Connecticut Yes
Delaware Yes
Florida Yes
Georgia Yes
Hawaii Yes
Idaho Yes
Illinois Yes
Indiana Yes
Iowa Yes
Kansas N/A Social Security number not required
Kentucky Yes
Louisiana Yes
Maine Yes
Maryland N/A Social Security number not required
Massachusetts Yes
Michigan Yes
Minnesota Yes
Mississippi Yes
Missouri Yes
Montana Yes
Nebraska N/A Social Security number not required
Nevada N/A Social Security number not required
New Hampshire Yes
New Jersey Yes
New Mexico Yes
New York Yes
North Carolina Yes
North Dakota Yes
Ohio Yes
Oklahoma N/A Social Security number not required
Oregon N/A Social Security number not required
Pennsylvania Yes
Rhode Island Yes
South Carolina Yes
South Dakota Yes
Tennessee No
Texas N/A Social Security number not required
Utah Yes
Vermont Yes
Virginia Yes
Washington N/A Social Security number not required
West Virginia N/A Social Security number not required
Wisconsin N/A Social Security number not required
Wyoming N/A Social Security number not required
Note: PTINs are allowed in the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . --Jay A. Scheidlinger, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. , Esq., a tax practitioner practitioner /prac·ti·tion·er/ (prak-tish´un-er) one who has met the requirements of and is engaged in the practice of medicine, dentistry, or nursing. nurse practitioner see under nurse. with Israeloff, Trattner & Co., Valley Stream, New York Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 36,368. If you include South Valley Stream, and North Valley Stream the total population is 57,795 as of the 2000 census. . |
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