LLC in a person's name such as John Doe LLC

[bulkwarrior]

Wondering anyone has registered a LLC in person's name such as John Doe LLC and use that and it's EIN to get an ebay seller and paypal account? I know for a fact that you can easily get a business checking account(may pay a monthly maintenance fee but you need to shop around).

[AmazonStealth]

You dont need an LLC to get an EIN. If you choose to get an LLC most states require some type of registration and/or fee. You also can have it say anything before the LLC as long as it has not been taken in your state.

[biggunn]

Yes, you can use anything for an LLC. Just make sure with your state that it is available and not taken.

[GreenBean]

You should seek professional tax advice for this.

Do a google search for your state to see what their requirements are.

Do make sure you know what to do correctly.

[Sammich]

You dont need an LLC to get an EIN.

Can we discuss this for a moment? I am in the middle of establishing an LLC mainly for EIN purposes. Is there a simpler way? Id love to hear thoughts on this.

[biggunn]

Originally Posted by Sammich

Can we discuss this for a moment? I am in the middle of establishing an LLC mainly for EIN purposes. Is there a simpler way? Id love to hear thoughts on this.

The simpler way would be through legalzoom. More expensive though.