How Do You Find A California Employers State Tax ID Number?
Your California employer’s state tax ID number is actually its Federal Tax Identification Number, or EIN. An EIN is used by the IRS to identify your employer in the same way your Social Security Number–or SSN–is used by the IRS to identify you as an individual. Just as your employer needs your SSN to register you as an employee, it also needs its EIN to tie the two of you together for payroll and other tax purposes. You are as entitled to your employer’s EIN as it is to your SSN, and finding it is only a matter of knowing what you’re looking for. Review your most recent pay stub. Your employer’s EIN is a nine-digit number with a “-” separating the first two digits. Your employer is not required to list its EIN on your paystub for security reasons, but many do, so this is a convenient place to look. Look on your W-2 in box “b” under the contact information for your employer and yourself. The “Employer’s FED ID number,” a nine-digit number with a “-” separating the first two digits, is
