Hey y'all, Im the treasurer for a club at my college. When the previous treasurer gave me all the required documents for our club account, she failed to give me a Tax Identification Number. Now, our bank won't transfer the ownership of the account from the previous board to us without this TIN, and the bank cannot tell me the TIN as they are "federally not allowed to". What would I do in this situation? The bank teller did tell me that I could email the IRS, should I just shoot them a "Hey, what's up, need this from y'all" email or do I need to make sure I have anything beforehand?
Posted by imnottherealAK
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https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/search-for-tax-exempt-organizations
Type in the name of your club—if it’s a legit tax exempt organization/club, the TIN will be available on the exempt organization search database.
You’re looking for an EIN, not an “ITIN”. ITINs are for individuals.
Can you get previous treasurer to go to the bank with you? They might be willing to give her the EIN, and she can sign off on account transfer.