The Tax Preparer's Guide to ITINs : Everything You Need to File an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

This is an essential guide for professionals who are involved in filing individual taxpayer identification numbers.

Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) are issued by the IRS for individuals who cannot obtain social security numbers, primarily immigrants who need to file taxes, open bank accounts, obtain credit, buy homes and cars, and open businesses.

Obtaining ITINs has become a booming business for tax preparers."The Tax Preparer's Guide to ITINs" discusses IRS requirements when preparing and filing a tax return with an ITIN, and assists professionals in understanding how to fill out the ITIN application. "The Tax Preparer's Guide to ITINs", along with its companion CD, covers the ITIN process in one of the most easy-to-understand formats available.

Blaire Borthayre (Raleigh, NC) is a Mexican-American consultant and trainer specializing in tax preparation for Hispanics.

She is an IRS CPE provider for enrolled agents and has personally applied for over two thousand ITINs.

She is a graduate of Florida State University's Hispanic Marketing and Communications program. Her clients have included Liberty Tax Service, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, and the National Community Tax Coalition.

Borthayre has been featured on National Public Radio and NBC Nightly News as well as in the New York Times.