TaxBandits Knowledge Base

State

Valid Formats 

Alabama (AL)

• 10 digits (Eg: 0000123456) or

• constant R followed by 9 digits (Eg: R007999999)

Arizona (AZ)

• 2 digits and hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or

• 9 digits without a hyphen (Eg: 999999999)

Arkansas (AR)

• 11 digits without a hyphen followed by a constant (Eg, 12345678WHW) or

• 9 digits without hyphen (Eg: 999999999) or

• 11 digits with a hyphen followed by a constant (Eg, 12345678-WHW) or

• 11 digits with a hyphen followed by a constant (Eg, 99999999-ZZZ) or

California (CA)

• 8 digits starting with 3 digits, a hyphen 4 digits and hyphen 1 digit (Eg: 999-9999-9) or

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999) or

• 12 digits (Eg: 999999999999) or

• 9 digits (Eg: 999999999)

Colorado (CO)

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999)

Connecticut (CT)

• 9 digits followed by a hyphen and 3 digits (Eg: 999999999-999) or

• 12 digits (Eg: 999999999999)

Delaware (DE)

• The state accepts the Federal TIN as the state ID number. It consists of 9 digits (Eg: 999999999).

District of Columbia (DC)

• 12 digits without hyphen (Eg: 999999999999)

Georgia (GA)

• 7 digits and a hyphen followed by 2 Constant (Eg: 9999999-AA)

Hawaii (HI)

• 11 digits starting with the constant "W," followed by 8 digits, a hyphen, and 2 digits (Eg: W12345678-01) or

• 15 digits starting with the constant "WH," followed by a hyphen, 3 digits, another hyphen, 3 digits, another hyphen, 4 digits, and a final hyphen with 2 digits (Eg: WH-987-654-3210-01).

Idaho (ID)

• 9 digits Account Number (Eg: 999999999)

Illinois (IL)

• 2 digits hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or

• 2 digits hyphen followed by 7 digits space 3 digits (Eg: 99-9999999 999)

Indiana (IN)

• 10 digits space followed by 3 digits. (Eg: 9999999999 999) or

• 10 digits employer TID followed by 3 digit Employer TID Location number(Eg: 9999999999-001)

Iowa (IA)

• 12 digits starting with 2 digits, followed by a hyphen and 10 digits (Eg: 99-9999999999) or 

• 12 digits starting with 2 digits, followed by a hyphen, 7 digits, and a final hyphen with 3 digits (Eg: 99-9999999-999).

Kansas (KS)

• 15 digits with starting 036 Followed by 9 digits and hyphen followed by F01 (Eg: “036” - Federal EIN - “F01”) or

• 15 digits with starting 036 followed by 9 digits and F constant and hyphen 01 (Eg: 036-123456789F-01)

Kentucky (KY)

• 6-digit state income tax withholding account number (Eg: 999999)

Louisiana (LA)

• 10 digits (Eg: 9999999999)

Maine (ME)

• 11 digits withholding account number (Eg:99999999999)

Maryland (MD)

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999)

Massachusetts (MA)

• 3 constant and a hyphen followed by 8 digits and a hyphen followed by 3 digits (Eg: WTH-99999999-999) or

• 2 digits and a hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999)

• 9 digits with a hyphen (Eg: 999-999-999)

Michigan (MI)

• 2 digits and hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or

• 9 digits (Eg: 999999999) or

• 2 constant and a hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: ZZ-9999999)

Minnesota (MN)

•  7 digits (Eg: 1234567)

Mississippi (MS)

• 4 digits and a hyphen followed by 4 digits (Eg: 9999-9999) or

• 2 digits and a hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or

• 9 digits (Eg: 999999999)

Missouri (MO)

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999)

Montana (MT)

• 10 digits and a hyphen followed by 3 constants (Eg: 9999999999-WTH) or

• 7 digits and a hyphen followed by 3 digits and a hyphen followed by 3 constants (Eg: 9999999-999-WTH)

Nebraska (NE)

• 9 digits (Eg:999999999)

New Jersey (NJ)

• 9 digits and a slash or / followed by 3 digits (Eg: 999999999/999) or

• 3 digits and a hyphen followed by 3 digits and a hyphen followed by 3 digits and a slash or / followed by 3 digits (Eg: 999-999-999/999)

New Mexico (NM)

• 2 digits, hyphen, 6 digits, hyphen, 2 digits, hyphen followed by one digit. (Eg:99-999999-99-9) or

• 2 digits, hyphen, 6 digits, hyphen followed by 3 digits (Eg:99-999999-999)

New York (NY)

• 9 digits space followed by one digit. (Eg: 999999999 9) or

• 11 digits space followed by one digit. (Eg:99999999999 9) or

• Constant NY followed by 7 digits. (Eg: NY9999999) or

• Constant NY followed by 9 digits. (Eg: NY999999999)

North Carolina (NC)

• 2 digits and a hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or

• 9 digits (Eg: 999999999)

North Dakota (ND)

• 11 digits. (Eg:12345678901)

Ohio (OH)

• 2 digits and a hyphen followed by 6 digits (Eg: 51-999999) or

• 2 digits and a hyphen followed by 6 digits (Eg: 99-999999) or

• 2 digits space followed by 6 digits (Eg: 99 999999) or

• 2 digits space followed by 6 digits (Eg: 59 999999)

Oklahoma (OK)

• 3 constants and a hyphen followed by 8 digits and a hyphen followed by 2 digits (Eg: WTH-10000000-99)

Oregon (OR)

• 7 digits and a hyphen followed by 1 digit (Eg: 9999999-9) or

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999)

Pennsylvania (PA)

• 4 digits and space followed by 4 digits (Eg: 9999 9999) or

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999)

Rhode Island (RI)

• 2 digits hyphen followed by 7 digits. (Example: 99-9999999) or

• 9 digits. (Example: 999999999)

South Carolina (SC)

• 2 digits and a hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or 

• 9 digits (Eg: 999999999) or

• 8 digits and a hyphen followed by 1 digit (Eg: 99999999-9)

Tennessee (TN)

• 2 digits and a hyphen followed by 7 digits (Eg: 99-9999999) or

• 9 digits (Eg: 999999999)

Utah (UT)

• 11 digits followed by 3 constants (Eg: 12345678901WTH) or

• 8 digits, hyphen, 3 digits, and hyphen followed by constant WTH (Eg: 99999999-999-WTH)

Vermont (VT)

• 3 constants followed by 8 digits (Eg: WHT12345678)

Virginia (VA)

• 2 digits, hyphen 9 digits and 1 constant and a hyphen followed  by 3 digits (Eg: 30-123456789F-001) or

• 10 digits (Eg: 9999999999)

West Virginia (WV)

• 8 digits (Eg: 99999999)

Wisconsin (WI)

• Constant 036 hyphen 10 digits hyphen followed by 2 digits (Eg: 036-9999999999-99) or

• Constant 36 followed by 12 digits (Eg: 36999999999999)