Getting EIN for a Canadian LTD

This question would be best asked in the Small Business forum.

Are you sure you need an EIN? It costs money and takes time to apply, and forever after you will be plagued with the hassle of of filing a U.S. tax return or explaining why you didn't.

Canadian companies do not a U.S. EIN to sell to the U.S. and receive payments from the U.S., as long as you have no U.S. presence. When a customer organization asks for your W-9 with EIN, you send them instead the W-8BEN-E form declaring that you are a foreign enterprise based in a country that has a tax treaty with the U.S. (i.e., Canada), and provide your Canadian CRA business number. All they do is keep it on file to prove that they are justified in not withholding tax on payments to you.

Thanks @scote64 I found the answer to 8a nnd 9a
8a - Mark as No
9a I should select checkbox "Corporation", and enter "Form 1120-F" in the text box next to it.

Thanks to KnottPLLC for answering this question in the comment section of his youtube video "EIN Applications for Nonresident Owners of U.S. LLC's"



But I did not consider the new piece of information you provided. I Just assumed my importer will ask me for EIN number but I think I will go back and check. Never though of W-8BEN-E thanks for the new info. I know Amazon uses it.

The only presence I will have in the USA is to agree with a fulfillment center to ship orders. So I don't think that counts as "presents". I assume you mean physical store or something like that.

I also assumed that down the line I will need EIN to pay sales taxes for the state when I start selling but that is a long way.

Thank you so much. I was really in the dark there. I'll also check small business forums.

Thanks