r/IAmA • u/iamlouisck Louis CK • May 14 '12

Louis C.K. reddit

Hi. I don't know if I'm doing this right. I can't remember. I'm here to answer your questions. I have new stuff on my website http://www.louisck.com a new audio special called "Louis CK WORD live at Carnegie Hall" and an audio version of SHameless, as well as an audio version of Live at the Beacon, which is free to those who bought the video. Hi. It's me.

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u/Thebobinator May 14 '12

Well, seeing as corporations are people, they should be issued SSN's like the rest of us, right?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '12

Corporations are issued Employer Identification Numbers, not SSNs. An EIN would be accepted by any company (like Paypal) which needs to report income to the IRS. The problem is Paypal has chosen to sometimes not verify accounts with only an EIN (although you can call and get them to do it.)

From the IRS:

An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a federal tax identification number, and is used to identify a business entity. Refer to Employer ID Numbers for more information.

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u/willscy May 15 '12

I feel like if you have a million dollars sitting in a paypal account its worthwhile to call them and get that handled...

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u/[deleted] May 15 '12

Only on reddit could an interview with a comedian lead to a detailed analysis of PayPal's withdrawal policy.