ITIN Services

Yes, you keep your important documents at your appointment without the need to send them off! Our agency has a Certifying Acceptance Agent (CAA) on staff, allowing you to keep your documents when applying or renewing your ITIN with us. Please know, most ITIN renewals/ applications require a tax return and acceptable identification documents, so please be aware of these requirements. You will know what documents were submitted as you receive a copy of all submissions.

Reasons for Requiring an ITIN

The main reasons for applying for an ITIN include the following:

• You have a US Mortgage

• You have received US Sourced Income

• You have a US Bank or Investment account

• You have sold (or intend to sell) US Real Estate

• You are expecting a Scholarship or Fellowship Grant

• You need to file a US Tax return (e.g. Form 1040 or 1040-NR)

• You are a Non-Resident Spouse or Dependent of a US Citizen or Resident

• You are making a claim for a US tax refund (e.g. reclaiming US taxes withheld on dividends or royalties)
  
  If you are required to file a US tax return, the ITIN application must be filed along with the tax return. We will sign your completed Form W-7 and provide you with a Certificate of Accuracy, and these will both need to be attached to your tax return and submitted to the IRS.

Alternatively, you might meet one of the few exceptions under which an ITIN will be issued without an attached US tax return. An example is if you expect to receive certain types of US income which is subject to US tax withholding or information reporting in the tax year.  In this case, the payer will often demand an ITIN in order to facilitate the withholding and remittance, or to apply for full exemption of the withholding.