Use the table below to help find the tax identification number used in your country. In some countries, the number may be shown on a national identity document, tax document, payslip, or official notice. If your country does not issue a TIN, you may be asked to confirm this instead.
Country | Tax number name | Where to find it |
Albania | National Identity Number (NID) (Numri i Identitetit (NID)) | National ID card |
Andorra | Administrative Identification Number (Número d'Identificació Administrativa (NIA)) | Tax identification card (Tax & Borders Dept) |
Anguilla | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | IRD registration reports, official assessment documents |
Argentina | Single Tax / Unified Labour Identification Code (CUIT / CUIL / CDI) | AFIP taxpayer register; proofs of registration |
Aruba | Person Number (Persoonsnummer) | Tax returns, assessments, official notices. Note: Request from tax authority |
Australia | Tax File Number (TFN) | Payment summaries, ATO correspondence, superannuation statements |
Austria | Tax Identification Number (Steueridentifikationsnummer (St.Nr.)) | Tax assessment notices (upper-right corner, first page) |
Azerbaijan | Tax Identification Number / Personal ID Number (PIN) (Vergi Mükellefi Eyniləşdirmə Nömrəsi (VÖEN)) | Tax ID cards (TIN); passports / identity cards (PIN). Note: Two separate identifiers |
Bahamas | No TIN issued | No TIN issued: no direct taxation laws |
Bahrain | No TIN issued | No TIN: Bahrain exchanges financial information on a non-reciprocal basis |
Barbados | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Tax return, tax clearance certificate, registration confirmation letter |
Belgium | National Number (Numéro National (NN)) | Check with your local tax authority or the relevant tax registration documents. |
Belize | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | GST Certificate; Business Tax Certificate. Note: Only employed individuals get a TIN |
Bermuda | No TIN issued | Bermuda does not issue TINs |
Brazil | Natural Persons Registry (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF)) | CPF card, national ID card, driver's licence, professional ID cards |
British Virgin Islands | No TIN issued | BVI does not issue TINs |
Brunei Darussalam | National Registration Identity Card Number (Nombor Kad Pengenalan (NRIC)) | National identity card (Yellow/Purple/Green bordered) |
Bulgaria | Unified Civil Number (UCN) (Единен граждански номер (ЕГН)) | Passports, identity cards, driving licences, certificate of fiscal residence |
Canada | Social Insurance Number (SIN) | SIN letter (since 2014); front page of income tax return; CRA notices of assessment |
Cayman Islands | No TIN issued | Cayman Islands does not issue TINs |
Chile | National/Tax Unique Identity Number (Rol Único Nacional (RUN) / Rol Único Tributario (RUT)) | National ID card, driver's licence, contracts, invoices |
China | Tax Identification Number (TIN) (税务识别号) | National ID card (for Chinese citizens); Tax Paid Certificates (passport holders) |
Colombia | Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificación Tributaria (NIT)) | Tax Registry Form (RUT) - box 5; letterheads, invoices, tax returns |
Cook Islands | Revenue Management Division Number (RMD Number) | Check with your local tax authority or the relevant tax registration documents. |
Costa Rica | Physical ID / Foreigner ID / Special Tax ID (Cédula / DIMEX / NITE) | National ID cards (residents); DIMEX card (foreigners); tax administration (NITE) |
Croatia | Personal Identification Number (Osobni identifikacijski broj (OIB)) | Identity cards, passports |
Curaçao | Person Number (Persoonsnummer) | Tax returns, tax assessments, official tax notices |
Cyprus | Tax Identification Number (Αριθμός Εγγραφής Φορολογουμένου (ΑΦΤ)) | Income Tax self-assessment documents |
Czech Republic | Personal/Birth Number (Rodné číslo / DIČ) | National ID cards, passports |
Denmark | Danish Civil Registration Number (CPR-nummer) | Passports, driver's licences, health/social security cards |
Dominica | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Tax/customs documents; driver's licence |
Ecuador | Unique Contributor Registry (Registro Único de Contribuyentes (RUC)) | Wide range of official documents: tax forms, invoices, payrolls, import permits, etc. |
Estonia | Personal Identification Code (Isikukood) | Passports, identity cards |
Faroe Islands | Faroese P Number / Identification Number (P-tal / Identifikationsnummer) | Official ID cards, health cards, public authority communications |
Finland | Social Security / Personal Identity Number (Henkilötunnus (HETU)) | Identity cards, passports, driving licences |
France | Tax Reference Number (Numéro fiscal de référence (Numéro SPI)) | Pre-filled income tax return (déclaration pré-remplie); tax assessment notices |
Georgia | Tax Identification Number (საგადასახადო საიდენტიფიკაციო ნომერი) | Tax returns, tax invoices, transportation waybills, cash register receipts |
Germany | Tax Identification Number (Steueridentifikationsnummer (IdNr)) | Written notice from Federal Central Tax Office; tax assessment notices |
Ghana | Tax Identification Number / Ghana Card PIN (GRA TIN / NIA Ghanacard PIN) | Tax documents / TIN certificate (GRA); Ghana Card (NIA) |
Gibraltar | Taxpayer Reference Number | Tax return forms, assessments, tax code advice statements |
Greece | Taxpayer Identification Number (Αριθμός Φορολογικού Μητρώου (ΑΦΜ)) | Certification of issued TIN; tax completeness/refund status documents |
Greenland | Civil Registration Number (CPR-nummer) | Passports, residence certificates, driving licences |
Grenada | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Tax remittance forms; statements issued to taxpayers |
Guernsey | Social Insurance / National Insurance Number (Social Insurance Number / NINO) | Social Security/Insurance card; employer pay slips; tax correspondence |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Identity Card Number (香港身分證 (HKID)) | Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID) |
Hungary | Tax Identification Number (Adóazonosító jel) | Hungarian TIN card (not shown on passport/ID card) |
Iceland | Icelandic Identification Number (Kennitala) | Driving licences, debit cards, bank statements, tax returns |
India | Permanent Account Number (PAN) | PAN card or PAN allotment letter; Indian Income Tax Return |
Indonesia | Taxpayer Registration Number (Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak (NPWP)) | NPWP card |
Ireland | Personal Public Service Number (Uimhir Phearsanta Seirbhíse Poiblí (PPS)) | Tax return forms |
Isle of Man | Tax Reference Number / National Insurance Number (NINO) | Official documents / letters from Income Tax Division; National Insurance Number Card |
Israel | Identity / Tax ID Number (מספר זהות) | National identity card (תעודת זהות) |
Italy | Fiscal Code (Codice fiscale) | Health card/tax card (tessera sanitaria); TIN card; Electronic Identity Card |
Japan | Individual Number (My Number) (個人番号 (My Number)) | My Number notification card |
Jersey | Jersey Social Security Number | Registration card or health card |
Kazakhstan | Individual Identification Number (IIN) (Жеке сәйкестендіру нөмірі (ЖСН)) | Identity card (bottom-right of photo) |
South Korea | Resident Registration Number (주민등록번호) | Resident registration card; passport |
Kuwait | Civil Identification Number (الرقم المدني) | Civil ID card |
Latvia | Personal Identity Number (Personas kods) | Passport, driving licence, identity card |
Lebanon | Tax Identification Number (رقم التعريف الضريبي) | Tax identification card; certificates from Revenue Directorate |
Liechtenstein | Person Identification Number (Personenidentifikationsnummer (PEID)) | Residence permits for foreigners; national ID cards (in progress) |
Lithuania | Unique Personal Number (Asmens kodas) | All identity documents: passports, ID cards, driving licences, student IDs |
Luxembourg | National Identification Number (Numéro d'identification national) | Social security card |
Macao | Tax Identification Number (税务识别号码) | Tax purpose documents; Macao ID card (for residents) |
Malaysia | Income Tax Number / National Registration IC (Nombor Cukai Pendapatan (ITN) / NRIC) | Malaysia Passport (2nd page for NRIC); tax documents |
Maldives | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Registration notification; registration certificate; MIRAConnect profile |
Malta | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Passports, identity cards, tax returns |
Marshall Islands | Employee / Employer Identification Number (Employee Identification Number / Employer EIN) | Social security cards, passports, driver's licences, official company documents |
Mauritius | Tax Account Number (TAN) | Tax returns, letters, assessment notices, tax residence certificates |
Mexico | Federal Taxpayer Registry Code (Registro Federal de Contribuyentes (RFC)) | Tax identification card; Federal Taxpayer Registry |
Monaco | No TIN issued | Monaco does not issue TINs |
Montserrat | No TIN issued | Montserrat does not issue TINs |
Nauru | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Tax returns, withholding forms, receipts, bank statements, official TIN indexes |
Netherlands | Citizen Service Number / Tax ID (Persoonsnummer / Burgerservicenummer (BSN)) | Passport, driving licence, identity card |
New Zealand | Inland Revenue Department Number (IRD Number) | Tax returns, IRD letters, payslips (for employees) |
Norway | National Identity Number / D-number (Fødselsnummer / D-nummer) | Norwegian passports; driving licences; official authority letters |
Oman | No TIN issued | This country does not issue a TIN. |
Pakistan | CNIC Number (Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)) | National Identity Card |
Panama | Single Taxpayer Registry (Registro Único de Contribuyente (RUC)) | Personal identity card or birth certificate |
Peru | Single Contributor Registry (Registro Único de Contribuyentes (RUC)) | Registered Information Voucher (CIR) from SUNAT |
Poland | PESEL (individuals) / Tax ID Number (NIP) (PESEL / NIP) | PESEL: passport, ID card. NIP: official form from local tax office (NIP4) |
Portugal | Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal (NIF)) | Citizen card (Cartão de Cidadão); taxpayer card |
Qatar | Tax Identification Number (الرقم الضريبي) | TAX/Zakat/VAT certificates; GTA correspondence. Note: Only for taxpayers with taxable activity; others use PIN or residence permit number |
Romania | Personal Identification Number / Tax ID (Cod Numeric Personal (CNP) / Cod de înregistrare fiscală) | Passports, identity cards, driving licences, tax certificates |
Russia | Taxpayer Personal Identification Number (INN) (Идентификационный номер налогоплательщика (ИНН)) | Certificate of registration as taxpayer |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Driver's licence; tax/customs documents |
Saint Lucia | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Tax and customs documents only |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | National Driver's Licence ID; Inland Revenue Department receipts |
Samoa | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Business Licence Certificates; invoices/receipts; Ministry notices |
San Marino | Social Security Number (Numero di sicurezza sociale (SSI)) | Identity card (front, next to photo); Carta Azzurra health card; tax residency certificates |
Saudi Arabia | Tax Identification Number (رقم التعريف الضريبي (TIN)) | TAX/Zakat/excise/VAT certificates; GAZT correspondence and documents. Note: National ID or residency ID used if no TIN |
Seychelles | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Any document produced by Seychelles Revenue Commission. Note: Employees not issued TINs; only employers and self-employed landlords |
Singapore | National Registration Identity Card / Foreign Identification Number (NRIC / FIN) | NRIC (Singapore citizen/PR); Work Pass or Immigration Pass (foreigners) |
Sint Maarten | Central Registration Information Tax Number (CRIB (Centraal Registratie Informatie Belastingplichtige)) | Front page of tax return; all tax type assessments. Note: Not on ID card or passport |
Slovakia | Tax Identification Number / Birth Identification Number (DIČ / Rodné číslo) | Financial admin confirmation (TIN); ID cards/passports (Birth ID). Note: Birth ID has 9 or 10 digits depending on birth date |
Slovenia | Tax Number (Davčna številka) | Tax register entry certificate; certificate of residence. Note: Not on official identity documents |
South Africa | Tax ID / Identity Number / Passport Number (TIN / South African ID / Passport) | Tax returns (IT12/IT14), assessments (IT34), SARS correspondence; ID cards/passports. Note: Three TIN types; multiple passport formats |
Spain | National ID / Foreigner Identification Number (DNI / NIE (Número de Identificación de Extranjero)) | Personal/Electronic ID cards; Foreigners' Resident Cards; Tax ID Cards; driver's licences |
Sweden | Personal Identity Number / Co-ordination Number (Personnummer / Samordningsnummer) | Passports, driving licences, identity cards |
Switzerland | Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance Number (AHV-Nummer (OASI)) | Swiss health insurance card; insurance certificates |
Trinidad and Tobago | BIR File Number (Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) File Number) | BIR correspondence: statements of account, payment receipts, assessment notices, audit statements |
Turkey | National ID Number (nationals) / Tax ID (non-nationals) (T.C. Kimlik Numarası / Vergi Kimlik Numarası) | National identity cards/passports; TIN cards; financial statements/declarations |
Turks and Caicos Islands | No TIN issued | This country does not issue a TIN. |
United Arab Emirates | No TIN issued | UAE does not issue TINs |
United Kingdom | Unique Taxpayer Reference / National Insurance Number (UTR / National Insurance Number (NINO)) | Tax return (SA100/CT600); HMRC coding notices; NI card; payslips |
United States | Social Security / Individual Taxpayer ID / Employer ID (SSN / ITIN / EIN) | Tax returns/IRS forms; Social Security card (SSN) |
Uruguay | Single Taxpayer Registry / ID Card / Foreigner's ID (RUT / Cédula / NIE) | Identity cards (ID card number); official tax admin documents (RUT/NIE). Note: Three identifier types |
Vanuatu | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Business Licence Certificates; VAT Certificates; driver's licence; Tax Clearance Certificates |