IRS STOPS ISSUING EINs – AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME

By Stephen J. Silverberg
New York Elder Law Attorney

I’m outraged – and you should be too. In the busiest time of year for estate planning attorneys, bankers, business owners and financial services, the IRS began a planned outage from December 23, 2020 – January 4, 2021.  If you need to have an EIN issued for a client or business that establishes a legal entity by December 31, 2020 – too bad. The IRS is making sure that you are stymied – and there’s no workaround.   It’s maintenance – at the worst possible time.  If you’ve got a workaround, I’d love to hear it.

In case you don’t believe me, look at the IRS site. 

About the Author

Stephen J. Silverberg is nationally recognized as a leader in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, asset preservation planning, and elder law. He is a past president of the prestigious National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and a founding member and past president of the New York State chapter of NAELA.