what is the difference between a california corporation number and a tax id number?
Posted on March 16, 2009 by admin
David B asked:
can i give donors a ccn in lieu of a tax id number?
can i give donors a ccn in lieu of a tax id number?
Posted on March 16, 2009 by admin
a ccn is state number, tax id number is a federal number.
I cannot answer you on the next question, but I would take a guess and say you probably are going to have to give a tax id number.
No. You need an EIN to give donors, and you also have to have qualified as a nonprofit first before they can deduct donations. This is considerably more involved than forming the corporation or obtaining an EIN.
Dana (Callif. attorney with nonprofit experience)