Quote Originally Posted by allodial View Post
1] In Canada, USA, UK, NZ, Australia, etc. applying for a tax ID or the like or some similar revenue oriented account (note: a Social Security Account Number is not a taxpayer ID although the digits can be used as an account number at the IRS;
I have a friend who recently obtained an official copy of his purported application for a Social Security Number (also known as an "SS-5" Form). At the bottom of the Form it read "Internal Revenue Service". Internal Revenue Service only deals with taxpayers, therefore the Social Security Account Number must also be a taxpayer ID number from its inception.