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Reasons A Church Controlled Organization Needs A Tax ID

If a business were about to hire you, you would do a Tax ID lookup to check EIN status.  What if you were about to start a new job working for a church, though?  Church controlled organizations have a lot in common with secular businesses when it comes to tax laws.  Even church organizations that operate on a volunteer basis instead of hiring paid employees still need a Tax ID number. What Is an EIN, and Why Do Churches Need Them? An EIN is an employer identification number.  It is what the IRS uses to identify taxpayers that are not…