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I registered a new business trade name in New Hampshire and wanted to get an EIN # ASAP. While researching for my new business and grants available to nonprofit organization I work with, I came across an ad with a link to www.govsimplified.co that said, among other things; "Get your Tax ID Number in 60 minutes."

It claims to be a legitimate service that for a fee will save you time by filing required forms for establishing or changing any type of business, from sole proprietorship to corporation. It does state that it's not affiliated with the IRS or legal entities.

Basically it suggests that you can fill out one form from which they'll file an 8821 and all other forms required by the IRS for the type of business you're launching or changing. We had a need to get a business bank account ASAP and it appeared to be worth $129 to get an EIN the same day as well as other forms submitted.

It took three days to get anythinng back from them, not 60 minutes. What we got was an email with a confirmation that payment was accepted and a Client ID # was issued.  The next day another email came saying form 8821 needed to be completed and filed (exactly what it suggest is done by them in 60 minutes), along with a link to open and complete the form.

Open the link and you're at their home page where there are many options but no link to an 8821. I filled out several forms however before you can submit, you must enter payment method. It's just a different looking version of the same form we submitted with $129.

It's now been over 5 months and they haven't responded to multiple requests for a refund or any way to get an EIN # from them. It's just a runaround, you can't file any form without another payment.  There's a link to "Check Status," follow it and we get "you're transaction is being processed." 

I've gotten an EIN # in the past and knew going in that we could do it free - time is money, getting an EIN # the same day would have been worth the fee. We had a good reason for needing one right away which we got around by running some transactions through a friends business. Certainly it's partially my own fault for trusting a third party without investigating.

That doesn't alter the fact that this company totally misrepresents what they do, the ad that caught my attention was on a small business services site that I've gotten genuine help from in the past. I've contacted every site that carries ads to govsimplified and EIN Simplified and told them of this experience. There are legitimate services that can save time and paperwork, this isn't one of them.