What do I enter in as my Tax ID number when signing up to Clio Payments as a sole proprietorship?

December 10, 2020 20:28

Objective:

I am a sole proprietorship setting up a Clio Payments account and need to enter in a Tax ID number. What number do I enter?
Tax Field
Clio Payments
Sign up
LawPay Federal Tax ID field
Can I use a State Franchise Tax ID

Environment:

Clio Manage
LawPay

Additional Information:

If you are a Solo lawyer, you can use your Social Security Number in place of the Federal Tax ID
If you are not a Solo lawyer, you must provide a Federal Tax ID.

Procedure:

During the signup to LawPay as a sole proprietorship, you will be asked to enter in your Federal Tax ID number. This will be your social security number as unlike a corporation or LLC company, you do not need to register with the state.