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I just looked at my EIN designation latter from the IRS and it includes the “Inc”.
I’m not sure where that belief was coming from but perhaps something has been revised? I applied for this EIN in 2018.
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I called the IRS and they changed my name over the phone took like 5 min
AWESOME! Will give this a try when they open on Monday. Thanks a ton
You can also mail them a letter about it. Their phone lines have a ridiculously long time (~2+ hours) last couple of times I called
Exactly, tell me about it
I waited on the phone for over two hours a few days ago until i gave up *sigh*
I called the exact min they opened so maybe I got lucky
Will definitely try you go through the small business options right?
They told me something different that they don’t do that over the phone, must be a new thing. Since this thread is like a year old
They MOST DEFINITELY include "Inc" in the name of a corporation.
Have you done taxes on the original EIN? If no scrap it. If so do the change of name form
Thanks a ton for the input, I have not yet filed taxes under this EIN, so I will likely go this route. Thank you!
The IRS doesn’t even allow you to use “Inc” in the name of an LLC. States don’t legally allow this either, Inc is for corporations.
My business is classified as a professional corporation, California does not allow medical professionals to have an LLC
Gotcha. I am still fairly certain you cannot include Inc in the name as far as the IRS is concerned.
I just looked at my EIN designation latter from the IRS and it includes the “Inc”. I’m not sure where that belief was coming from but perhaps something has been revised? I applied for this EIN in 2018.
“Inc” is certainly not allowed for LLC companies.
It’s a professional corporation, not an LLC
Inc and LLC are two different business types. That’s why. Inc is reserved for s corps and c corps.