Question: I am a co-owner in a partnership. The partnership has an EIN. We have now decided to form an LLC but will continue to be taxed as a partnership. Do we need a new EIN for the LLC?
Answer: No, you can keep your existing EIN.
Source:
This page on the IRS website: https://www.irs.gov/ Businesses/Small-Businesses-&- Self-Employed/Do-You-Need-a- New-EIN
From that webpage. I bolded the pertinent part:
You will not be required to obtain a new EIN if any of the following statements are true.
You report income tax as a branch or division of a corporation or other entity, and the LLC has no employees or excise tax liability. An existing partnership converts to an LLC classified as a partnership. The LLC name or location changes. An LLC that already has an EIN chooses to be taxed as a corporation or as an S corporation. A new LLC with one owner (single member LLC) is formed under state law, does not choose to be taxed as a corporation or S corporation, and has no employees or excise tax liability
Bottom line: If your existing partnership has an EIN and you decide to form an LLC and continue to be taxed as a partnership, you do not need a new EIN.
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