Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:50:02 -0500 (CDT) From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG>, Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>, <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: US checking accounts for non-US residents Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.32L2.0106261139240.33316-100000@shell-2.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <20010626082834.B24759@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Brooks Davis wrote: : :You may have to try more then one bank. While non-intrest bearing :accounts don't need a SSN for reporting, they do use them for a "cross :check" system which is supposed to catch things like people who notice :massive bank error in their favor, with draw all the money from their :account, and deposit it in another bank. : The IRS has a procedure to provide a taxpayer number (called an ITIN) to non-resident foreign nationals not eligible for a SSN. They're quite happy to take taxes from anyone who cares to pay them. -- dscheidt@tumbolia.com Bipedalism is only a fad. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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