What is an EIN and SEIN?
EIN stands for Employer Identification Number. SEIN stands for State Employer Identification Number. Every employer must request and be assigned an employer identification number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). When the IRS assigns the EIN, it will also provide federal payroll tax forms and tables needed to calculate and pay federal taxes. The IRS uses the EIN as a reference number to keep track of employee and employer taxes. An EIN only needs to be applied for once. If your organization has been an employer in the past, it probably already has an EIN. The SEIN is the state employer identification number that the state DOL assigns to the employer. The employer requests this number from the State Department of Labor, Employment Security Division (ESD). How do I pay the federal payroll taxes? After determining the correct amount of federal tax owed, the federal income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes are paid with the same check using form 8109 or 8109-B. The payment
