US Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Availability

[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2024.1.2]

What it does

This component represents a US Employer Identification Number (EIN).

US Employer Identification Number (EIN)

It allows the user to enter an Employer Identification Number in the format 12-3456789, with or without the dash.

  • The user input is sanitized to remove any non-digit characters.

  • The user input is validated:

    • to ensure that it contains exactly 9 digits, otherwise the field value is considered invalid

  • The value is formatted as 12-3456789 when displaying the value.

  • The value is stored in the database as a string of 9 digits including two separator dashes, for example 12-3456789.

NOTE: Storing the value with dashes is a design choice which seems to match the most common usage.

Unlike the US Social Security Number (SSN), the EIN does not have any additional options for obscuring or revealing the value, as it is considered less sensitive than a Social Security Number.

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