Form W-7

ITIN applications

Need an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number so you can file? We prepare the W-7, file it with your return, and tell you which documents the IRS requires.

New applications & renewals

What we handle

Who it covers

  • You, your spouse, and your dependents
  • First-time applications
  • Renewals of an expired ITIN

How it is filed

  • The W-7 and your tax return go to the IRS together as one package
  • We tell you exactly which documents to gather before you start
  • A W-7 is signed on paper, and we walk you through getting it to the IRS

In two languages

  • Everything explained in English or Spanish
  • We do not rush the document conversation — it is the part people get wrong
  • Call and ask before you commit to anything

About your original documents

A new ITIN application requires original documents — usually a passport. You have three ways to satisfy that, and we'll walk you through which one fits your situation:

  • Mail the originals to the IRS with your application. They are returned to you.
  • Take them to an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center and have them verified in person, so nothing gets mailed.
  • Use a Certified Acceptance Agent, who can certify your documents without mailing them.

We are not a Certified Acceptance Agent. If that turns out to be the better route for you, we will say so and point you to one — we would rather send you to the right place than have you mail your passport.

Not sure what you need? Call and ask — it's a five-minute conversation.

(925) 642-9094