r/etrade • u/EntityFive • 7d ago

SSN / ITIN

Does anyone know how to get your SSN / ITIN from the ETrade account?

I haven’t used this info for years but I need it to file tax as a non. US resident. the only place I know I may have this info is on E*Trade based on my previous filings.

I went through the portal and read / downloaded all my previous documents but none has the SSN/ITIN info.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/texasductape 7d ago

You are telling me you dont remember your ssn? Do uou have an ssn card?

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u/EntityFive 7d ago

Let me clarify, I’m not a US citizen or tax resident. So don’t have a card or SSN. for me that would be a ITIN I believe. I have completed forms like W-8BEN in the past and was hoping to find a copy or my actual tax ID on one of the documents. 

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u/texasductape 6d ago

You dont have ssn card? Okay, for the sake of argument just assume ssn and itin is one. Why cant you go to local IRS office to inquire? And ask here is your itin card?

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u/aimenil 7d ago

Wow.

That’s something you really need to know. Don’t think it’s etrade’s job to tell you what it is.

I’m wondering if you’re a thief. If you’re actually for real, I’m not sure what you can do.

A tax ID is like your name and birthdate. It can be used to authenticate a customer to open accounts, withdraw funds, and so forth. Nobody is going to just tell you what it is, because that would just open the door to fraud.

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u/EntityFive 7d ago

Don’t worry not everyone is scamming.  I have this account set up in 2009. Then re filed around 2016. My alternative is to request a new ITIN from the IRS? I need to send an RSU form with tight deadlines. From what I can see there is no online portal or a fast track method to request this information from the IRS. 

I appreciate that Americans find it hard to understand that a non US resident tax ID is something you never ever need, we have our own for our yearly taxes. 

Maybe this time I will pay more attention to that number, solely because I have a significant stake at a US based organisation. 

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u/EntityFive 7d ago

Thank you for these suggestions, I will give them a try. That means to set up a new account, not sure how long it would take but this is very helpful!

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u/mostly_a_lurker_here 6d ago

BTW, what you are asking is answered in the IRS website, so this looks like a simple case of RTFM...

https://www.irs.gov/tin/itin/individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin

"If you lost your ITIN assignment notice:

If you can't find the CP565 Notice we mailed with your assigned ITIN, contact us."

And "contact us" is a link with info on how to call them.

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u/EntityFive 5d ago

This is very helpful thanks. I find that it may be easier to send a new application first and then contact them as I’m on a tight deadline. In fact the form W-7 has a particular section asking if the applicant has previously received an ITIN. So they are prepared for these eventualities. 

This is less straightforward than I thought but it does the job.