The Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) was created to ensure that non-U.S. residents and other individuals who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain, a Social Security number can ...

The IRS has updated procedures to strengthen the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number program requirements. The changes, building on previously announced interim procedures, stem in part from ...

Everyone agrees that tax refund fraud is a real problem. The challenge, however, has been in finding a solution that effectively curbs fraud without making life difficult for honest taxpayers. As part ...

Ever tried filing taxes, opening a U.S. bank account, or applying for a loan and hit a wall because you don’t have a Social Security Number? That’s where a taxpayer identification number (or TIN) can ...

Last year, when issues were raised on the ITIN process, the IRS took immediate steps to make program improvements. In June 2012, we initiated a comprehensive review of the ITIN program and implemented ...

An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is only available for certain nonresident and resident aliens, their ...

VICENZA, Italy -- All individuals listed on a federal United States tax return must have an identification number. While United States citizens and permanent residents (also called "green card holders ...

The Internal Revenue Service is nearing a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to share the personal data of undocumented immigration who pay federal taxes. Immigration lawyers are ...