My parents set up an irrevocable trust with my brother and I as Trustees. We have to open a trust bank account and therefore need to apply for and EIN to open the account. Does the application for EIN allow for designation of 2 trustee and both social security numbers? We only need the EIN and account to distribute a small life insurance policy which will be made the trust. The insurance check will be deposited and then quickly disbursed as designated by the trust, so I don’t believe there should be any income tax that would be due.
ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU:
The online application only asks for one person to be a responsible party. Make sure to apply through irs.gov. It is a free application. If you use another company to do the application, there will be a charge.
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