TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) LISTING

1. What is TIN?
US taxpayers: Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is a nine-digit identification number used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the
administration of tax laws in US. It is issued either by the Social Security Administration (SSA) or by the IRS. A Social Security number (SSN)
is issued by the SSA whereas all other TINs are issued by the IRS.
Other than US taxpayers: TIN is any tax identification number or its functional equivalent. Nomenclature of TIN can vary from one country
to other. Detailed country wise list of acceptable TIN documents annexed.
2. Is it mandatory to obtain Tax Identification Number (TIN), if the individual or entity is identified as a US Person or Person resident
outside of India?
Yes, if the individual or entity is identified as US Person or Person resident outside of India, we should obtain TIN or its functional equivalent.
3. What are all the scenarios where TIN (Tax Identification Number) is mandatory for NRI Customer?
Country name declared by the customer is other than India then customer must mandatorily declare the TIN along with the issuance
country name.
Further, if the telephone / mobile number is out of India, TIN along with the issuance country name is mandatory.
4. What if customer does not have the TIN number whereas customer has declared the country name as other than India
In such cases, customer to declare the Functional equivalent of TIN of the country other than India. It is mandatory to mention the functional
equivalent document type name, number and issuance country.
Functional Equivalent of TIN includes the following:
A social security/insurance number, citizen/personal identification/services code/national identification number, a resident / population
registration number, Alien card number, etc.
5. In which scenarios NRI customers need not submit TIN / Functional equivalent?
There can be scenarios where TIN / functional equivalent is not required, for instance:
a) Current residence country of customer is not issuing TIN/Functional equivalent.
b) Dependent visa holders
c) Student visa holders
d) Seafarers
e) Housewives who do not have TIN
f) Going abroad for first time
In such cases, please upload reasons as specified above with other identification number i.e. dependent visa number for a dependent,
student visa number for a student, etc.

Acceptable documents as TIN / Functional equivalent TIN

Given below is the country wise list of acceptable documents as TINs / Functional Equivalents:

Country Primary Document Secondary Document

Afghanistan Any National Identification number
Argentina CUIT National Identity Document (DNI)
Tax File Driving License, Firearms license,
Australia Number 18+ card
Austria TIN ssPIN
Bahrain Bahrain ID Central Population Register Number
Belgium TIN or Numero National (NN)
Belize TIN
Registro Geral (RG), Cédula de
Brazil Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF) Identidade (Identity Card)
Canada TIN Social Insurance Number (SIN)
Chile Rol Unico Tributario (RUT)
China TIN Resident ID Number or card
Costa Rica TIN Any National Identification number
Cuba Any National Identification number
Czech Republic Personal Number Civil Card
Health Insurance Card, Central Personal
Denmark Personal Identification Number (PIN) Registration (CPR) Number
Falkland Islands Any National Identification number
Finland Finnish Social Security Number (SSN) Personal Identification Code or Number
 Country Primary Document Secondary Document
France TIN SPI, INSEE code
Taxpayer Health
Germany Identification Number (TIN) Insurance Number
Guatemala Any National Identification number
Greece TIN Standard ID Card, SSN
Haiti Any National Identification number
Honduras Any National Identification number
Hong Kong Hong Kong Identity (HKID) Hong Kong Permanent Identity
India Permanent Account Number (PAN)
National ID Card (Nomor Induk
Indonesia Resident Card
Kependudukan)
Iran Any National Identification number
Ireland TIN Personal Public Service (PPS) Number
Fiscal Code, Identity Card
Italy TIN (Carta D' Identita)
Japan Social Security and Tax Number National Identity Number (My Number)
Kenya Personal Identification Number (PIN) National ID Card, Alien Card
Korea TIN Resident Registration Number (RRN)
Kuwait Civil ID Card
Tax Reference Number (Nombor National Registration Identification Card
Malaysia Rujukan Cukai) (NRIC) Number or MyKad
Mexico RFC CURP, Election ID
Myanmar Any National Identification number
Citizen's Service Number (BSN),
Netherlands TIN Population Registration Number
Inland Revenue Department (IRD)
New Zealand (NZ) National Health Index (NHI) Number
Number
Nicaragua Any National Identification number
Nigeria Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) National Identification Number (NIN)
Birth Number (National
Norway National ID Number, D-Number
Population Register)
Oman Resident Card
Computerized National
Pakistan Identity Card (CNIC)
Panama Registro Único de Contribuyente (RUC)
Public Electronic Census System
Poland TIN Number (PESEL)
SSN, Civil Identification Number,
Portugal TIN Healthcare User Number, Voter's Number
Qatar Qatar ID Card SIDE
Russia (Russian Federation) INN (Taxpayer Identification Number)
Saint Pierre And Miquelon Any National Identification number
Saudi Arabia Residence Permit Residence Card
Singapore FIN NRIC, ASGD, ITR
South Africa Taxpayer Reference Number South Africa Identity Card
National ID Card (DNI), Foreigners'
Spain TIN Identification Number (NIE)
 Country Primary Document Secondary Document
Sri Lanka Any National Identification number
Sweden Personal Identification Number in the
Population record (Personnumer)
Health Insurance Number,
Switzerland Social Security Number Swiss Identity Card
Population Identification Code,
Thailand TIN National ID Card
Turkey TIN
United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) Emirates ID Card
United Kingdom (UK) Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) National Insurance Number (NINO)
Individual Taxpayer Identification
United States (USA) Social Security Number (SSN) Number (ITIN), Employer Identification
Number (EIN)
Venezuela Any National Identification number

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