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Nebraska EIN Number and the Form 20 Nebraska ID Number

Last updated November 1, 2026 · Written by the EIN Registration filing team

There is no Nebraska EIN. The IRS issues it on Form SS-4. What Nebraska adds comes after it: a Nebraska ID number from the Nebraska Department of Revenue once you pay wages, an unemployment insurance account with the Nebraska Department of Labor, and a sales tax permit from the Nebraska Department of Revenue if you sell taxable goods or services.

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After your EIN in Nebraska

AccountAgencyNumber you getRegister
State income tax withholdingNebraska Department of RevenueNebraska ID numberRegister
Unemployment insuranceNebraska Department of LaborUI Employer Account NumberNEworks
Sales taxNebraska Department of RevenueSales tax permitRegister

Nebraska's online business registration, or Form 20, the Nebraska Tax Application, registers sales and use tax, income tax withholding, business income tax and several miscellaneous Department of Revenue programs in one application under a Nebraska ID number. Unemployment insurance is registered separately with the Department of Labor through NEworks.

Nebraska ties its Nebraska ID number to your federal EIN. A change in EIN requires a new Form 20 and a new Nebraska ID number, and a business that registers before its EIN arrives must report the EIN to the Department of Revenue on Form 22, the Nebraska Change Request.

Nebraska requires a separate sales tax permit for each retail location, and retailers report state and local sales tax together on one return, Form 10, the Nebraska and Local Sales and Use Tax Return.

Also on the Nebraska list

  • Register with the Nebraska Department of Revenue, online or on Form 20, the Nebraska Tax Application, for sales tax, income tax withholding or the other tax programs the business needs; the department assigns a Nebraska ID number that goes on every return and payment, and the EIN is required to register for withholding.
  • File the LLC biennial report with the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 of each odd-numbered year, starting with the first odd-numbered year after the year the LLC was formed.

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What is different about Nebraska

  • Nebraska requires a newly formed LLC to publish a notice of organization for three successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation near its designated office, and then file proof of publication with the Secretary of State. Amendments to the certificate of organization, mergers and conversions must be published the same way.
  • Nebraska LLCs report every two years, and the cycle follows odd-numbered calendar years rather than the formation date: an LLC formed in 2026 files its first biennial report between January 1 and April 1, 2027, while one formed in 2027 files first in 2029. The Secretary of State treats reports still missing on June 16 as delinquent.
  • Nebraska's online tax registration is only for a business that has never had a Nebraska ID number. Once the LLC holds one for any tax program, adding another program, such as sales tax after starting with withholding, means sending Form 20 to the Department of Revenue by mail or fax.

Before you apply

The SS-4 must match the Nebraska Secretary of State filing; its account number is a state index, not a tax ID.

Nebraska EIN questions

How do I get an EIN number in Nebraska?

File IRS Form SS-4 after the Nebraska Secretary of State approves any formation filing; there is no Nebraska EIN application. Nebraska's online business registration, or Form 20, the Nebraska Tax Application, registers sales and use tax, income tax withholding, business income tax and several miscellaneous Department of Revenue programs in one application under a Nebraska ID number. Unemployment insurance is registered separately with the Department of Labor through NEworks.

Is there a Nebraska EIN or state tax ID number?

No; only the IRS issues EINs (also called the FEIN or federal tax ID). Nebraska's own numbers are the account number from the Nebraska Secretary of State, the Nebraska ID number from the Nebraska Department of Revenue, the UI Employer Account Number from the Nebraska Department of Labor, and the sales tax permit from the Nebraska Department of Revenue.

Is the Nebraska ID number the same as my EIN?

No. The Nebraska Department of Revenue assigns it when you register as an employer. It goes in W-2 box 15; the EIN goes in box b.

Where do I register for Nebraska unemployment insurance?

With the Nebraska Department of Labor, online through NEworks. It assigns an UI Employer Account Number, a separate number from the EIN.

Do I need a Nebraska sales tax permit?

Only if you sell what Nebraska taxes. The Nebraska Department of Revenue issues it, and your returns are filed under its number, not the EIN.

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