SMS registration Sole Proprietorship question

Thank you so much for your help and support KateG - I really appreciate it!!

Andrea

Hi AFease, You would need to contact customer support if you are looking to remove a number, I would contact support for further information and options on the best thing to do, based on your plan. 

KateG 

OK, that sounds like a good possibility. Is the Toll-free number much more expensive than the local number? If it's fairly comparable, that would be something I would be interested in.

Do I just add the toll-free number to my account, then release the local number?

Thank you!!

AFease

Checking with the team, at the moment being a sole proprietor using a SSN is not something we can accommodate for The Campaign Registry (TCR) registration.

Right now the best option we can offer is to change the number to a Toll-free, where the EIN/Tax ID is not required. 

I'm sorry about this. 

KateG 

I tried and was rejected, but this was several months ago and I didn't have the opt-in language or privacy policy on my website.  I suppose I could give it a try again, but since the IRS doesn't know about my DBA, I suspect it will still get rejected.

AFease

I can't really speak to how EIN and filing taxes work, but if you are able to use your SS# as an EIN is seems like you should be able to register.

Reviewing the user guide, a legal business name, business information, and Tax ID Number/EIN, is what is needed and this must exactly match or the application will be rejected (and a $15 fee applies). Have you tried registering the company as a brand? 

Thank you KateG !

So since my EIN is my SS#, as I am DBA, will I be able to register next year after I file my taxes and the IRS knows about my sole proprietorship?  Or can I not register at all until Grasshopper can find a solution for my use case?  I really don't want to create an LLC, that would entail changing everything with my town, bank accounts, etc. and would be a major pain :) .