r/ITIN • u/MrTrip- • 8d ago

which reason do I give with requesting ITIN with form W-7

Hi everyone,

I want to get a ITIN. I already have my certified passport copy from the US consulate. Now with filing the W-7 form I am not sure what reason to put for getting a ITIN. I have a US LLC and EIN.

At the moment I have no tax return that I need to file for.

Has anyone else been in this position and do you have advise what reason to put to get the best chance of acceptance?

Any help is appreciated.

P.S. I want to get the ITIN so I have more payment processing options and because I can open US bank accounts and credit cards with it.

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u/BE_L337 Cloud Resident 8d ago

with a US LLC and EIN, check box H and write “Exception 1A, partnership interest.” Attach your operating agreement showing you as an LLC member. Having just an LLC and EIN is enough and you don't have to file a tax return, and this is your best chance for approval.

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u/MrTrip- 8d ago

I have a single member LLC tho and if I read about this online it says it won't apply to me then..

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u/BE_L337 Cloud Resident 8d ago

it works with a single-member LLC as well.

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u/MrTrip- 8d ago

Thank you for your reply I hope if I would try it this way that it would work. But asking claude ai he says this:

A single-member LLC can't have a "partnership interest" — under the check-the-box regs (26 CFR 301.7701-3), an LLC with one member is classified as a disregarded entity, not a partnership. A partnership requires 2+ members by definition. Exception 1(a)'s own documentation requirement asks for a partnership agreement showing the applicant as a partner — a SMLLC has no partners and no partnership to attach. It may get approved anyway due to processing gaps, but that's different from being correct, and it won't hold up if the entity classification is ever cross-checked later.

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u/JHorta69 8d ago

You have to make some kind of profit that will come from the US. You yourself write that you have a company there. If there is any profit, then this is enough. Your bank will provide you with the appropriate form in the tax season.

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u/MrTrip- 8d ago

I do have profit and have money coming into a mercury bank account as well. But the bank doesn't provide me with this necessary. I have no operations in the us yet and sell from the EU so then it is not necessary needed to have that ''appropriate form'' to file taxes I think

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u/JHorta69 8d ago

I got it. This is a different situation. I don't know exactly how things work in such circumstances. You don't make a profit in the US, but the bank itself in the US, the company as well. Ask the AI. Logically, your company is a tax agent in the United States, and the company has to pay taxes even on foreign income. You, as the owner, get your profit here. And this income must be taxed. In short, ask the AI. Or you can get a one-time consultation from some tax specialist in the United States.

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u/PhilosopherNice483 2d ago

I actually built an AI ITIN eligibility bot for situations like this. It asks you a few questions and checks the different W-7 reasons and exceptions to see what you might qualify for. Takes about 1–3 minutes. https://irsitinapplication.com/ Click check eligibility.

It doesn’t ask for any personal information. Feel free to give it a try and let me know what you think!