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Hey guys, been setting up my LLC this week. Want to open a business account in the LLC's name. My understanding is I need to get a tax number. Do I get this from the IRS or from the state of North Carolina? Anything else I have to do before I start officially using this account? Thanks.

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Its two minutes on the IRS web site:

IRS EIN application

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