Why do you collect my social security number or tax id? Do you share my information with government agencies?
We collect tax IDs as part of our Know Your Customer/Anti-Money Laundering policy. We use this to verify your identity your identity if you're applying for an individual account. We still collect it if you work for a company on Bitwage, even though you do not go through the verification process.
Bitwage will not proactively share your information with any government agency (with the exception of the IRS when certain thresholds are met for American residents
only).
What is my Tax ID?
Bitwage asks for a user's tax ID as part of verification, but what is it in different countries?
As part of Bitwage's verification process, we will request your tax identification number. In the United States, this typically refers to an individual's Social Security Number (SSN) or a company's Employer Identification Number (EIN). For other countries, please utilize the equivalent identification number. We have compiled a list from online sources that provides the closest equivalents for a select number of countries. If your country is not included in the list, you can simply search online for the "equivalent of a Social Security (or Employer Identification) number in," and the search results should yield the number we require!
América
- Argentina: CUIT (Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria) / CUIL (Código Único de Identificación Laboral) / DNI (Documento Nacional de Identidad) (National Identity Card)
- Bolivia: NIT (Tax Identification Number)
- Brazil: CPF (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas) / CNPJ (Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica, for companies)
- Canada: SIN (Social Insurance Number) / BN (Business Number, for businesses)
- Chile: RUT (Rol Único Tributario, for companies)
- Colombia: NIT (Tax Identification Number) / Cédula de Ciudadania (Citizenship Card)
- Costa Rica: NITE (Special Tax Identification Number) / Cédula de Identidad (Identity Card)
- Ecuador: RUC (Registro Único de Contribuyentes) / Identity Card
- United States: SSN (Social Security Number) / ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) / EIN (Employer Identification Number, for companies)
- Mexico: RFC (Federal Taxpayers Registry) / CURP (Unique Population Registry Key)
- Paraguay: RUC (Registro Único del Contribuyente) / Cédula de Identidad (Identity Card)
- Peru: RUC (Registro Único de Contribuyentes) / DNI (Documento Nacional de Identidad) (National Identity Card)
- Uruguay: RUT (Registro Único Tributario) / CI (Identity Card)
- Venezuela: RIF (Registro de Información Fiscal) / Identity Card (Cédula de Identidad)
Europe
- Germany: Steueridentifikationsnummer (Steuer-ID) / VAT ID for businesses
- Spain: NIF (Número de Identificación Fiscal) / CIF (Codigo de Identificación Fiscal, for companies)
- France: Numéro Fiscal / SIRET (for companies)
- Italy: Codice Fiscale / Partita IVA (for companies)
- Netherlands: BSN (Burgerservicenummer) / BTW-nummer (for companies)
- United Kingdom: UTR (Unique Taxpayer Reference) / NINO (National Insurance Number)
Asia
- China: TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) / Unified Social Credit Code (for businesses)
- India: PAN (Permanent Account Number) / GSTIN (for companies)
- Japan: My Number (個人番号) / Corporate Number (for companies)
- South Korea: Resident Registration Number / Business Registration Number (for companies)
Africa and Oceania
- Australia: TFN (Tax File Number) / ABN (Australian Business Number, for companies)
- South Africa: TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number)
- Nigeria: TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number)