EIN already in hand — what is the exact federal setup sequence for my LLC's first US hire?
I'm in Brazil and my single-member LLC has had an EIN since formation (we use it for the annual Form 5472). We're hiring our first US employee in about three weeks. Is there a separate IRS registration to become an employer, like the state registrations I keep reading about? And in what order should I do the federal steps so nothing is late — forms from the employee, electronic payments, the quarterly return, all of it?
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