# US Employer Identification Number (EIN)

## Availability

[\[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2024.1.2\]](https://doc.orbeon.com/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2024.1.2)

## What it does

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

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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)](https://doc.orbeon.com/form-runner/component/us-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.

## See also

* [US Phone Number](https://doc.orbeon.com/form-runner/component/us-phone)
* [US Social Security Number (SSN)](https://doc.orbeon.com/form-runner/component/us-ssn)
* [US State](https://doc.orbeon.com/form-runner/component/us-state)


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