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Bass Forte Jun 16, 2023 @ 5:38pm
Tax info help for steamworks
Hope this is the right place for this.
Trying to get things set up to put a game up on Steam. I started an LLC for this purpose and received an EIN which I believe corresponds to the LLC, however when I get to where they require tax information, they ask for either an EIN or SSN for a single-member LLC, the popup tells me I need to give my SSN or an EIN assigned to ME and NOT the LLC. So I did that. Few days later, got an email telling me the information I provided is "incorrect". That's the only point where I conceivably think I made a mistake, where I need to give them the EIN (against the popup's council) of the company as opposed to my SSN. Just to be sure it wasn't an actual typo else where, I submitted the exact same info very carefully, added my SSN in carefully, and sent it off. If it comes back telling me it's incorrect again, I'll try the EIN assigned to the LLC, but just wondering if someone else has run into this or had issues with this that could shed some light so I'm not just taking crap shots in the dark. Thanks in advance!

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rawWwRrr Jun 16, 2023 @ 5:47pm 
Are you personally publishing this game, or is the LLC and you are acting as a representative of that LLC? If the LLC is publishing, than that is the "you" they are referring to, not you personally.

The Steamworks Discussion group is probably the better place to ask anyway:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks
Last edited by rawWwRrr; Jun 16, 2023 @ 5:49pm
Bass Forte Jun 16, 2023 @ 7:15pm 
It's the LLC that's doing the publishing, I guess I misunderstood since I was the ONLY member of the LLC, but this helps a bunch, thank you! If I run into more issues I'll likely take this topic there, thank you for pointing me in the right direction!
Vector8k Apr 30, 2024 @ 3:35pm 
Hey I'm running into the same issue. I have my EIN for my LLC, and I'm guessing since I'm the owner and only member, I have to make it a single member LLC? I entered my business bank account and EIN to my LLC, and they sent me the same email stating that my tax identification number was not found in the US IRS records? Currently waiting for them to allow me to redo it. It's been almost a week.
Cheat Codes Oct 2, 2024 @ 2:21am 
The group above has the maximum amount of people requesting to join. I am running into the same issue, stating that I cannot submit an EIN as a disregarded entity (a single member LLC) and I am looking for information on a workaround, reorganizing my LLC as a partnership to be taxed as an S-corp. Let me know what you guys have learned to get around this! Thanks in advance. :steamthis:
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Date Posted: Jun 16, 2023 @ 5:38pm
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