[IGDA_indies] Re: indies digest, Vol 1 #4 - 18 msgs

[Trevor Holyoak]

When I set up my business account at my credit union a few years ago, I just had to provide my SSN and my DBA (Doing Business As) certificate (from the state). The DBA stuff was only required because my company name isn't exactly the same as my own name. For taxes, etc., there is always a place for sole proprietorships to put in their SSN for their tax id number.

- Trevor 

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You may be right - I didn't do things that way.

I'm not sure you can use your SS# to open a commercial bank account?

- Ben

> Actually, for a sole proprietorship, you just use your social security
> number as the tax id.
>
> - Trevor
>
> Ben Sawyer wrote:
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>>> > ...You could just be a sole proprieter.  Sell your game, take the
>>> > money, and put it in a business account at a bank.  For that you
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would

>>> > need a seperate Tax ID for businesses.  The IRS has this form (can't
>>> > remember the name) and you can get this via telephone in 1 day
>>> > (prepare to sit by the phone for a while).
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