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The [[Internal Revenue Service]] (IRS) offers alternatives to SSNs in some places where providing untrusted parties with identification numbers is essential. Tax return preparers must obtain and use a [[Preparer Tax Identification Number]] (PTIN) to include on their client's tax returns (as part of signature requirements).<ref>{{Cite web|title=PTIN Requirements for Tax Return Preparers {{!}} Internal Revenue Service|url=https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/ptin-requirements-for-tax-return-preparers|access-date=2021-02-20|website=www.irs.gov|language=en}}</ref> Day care services have tax benefits, and even a sole proprietor should give parents an EIN (employer identification number) to use on their tax return.

The Social Security Administration has suggested that, if asked to provide his or hertheir Social Security number, a citizen should ask which law requires its use.<ref name="howcaniprotect"/> In accordance with §7213 of the [[9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004]] and {{USCFR|20|422|103|(e)(2)}}, the number of replacement Social Security cards per person is generally limited to three per calendar year and ten in a lifetime.<ref name="howcaniprotect">{{cite web |url=https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10002.html |publisher=Social Security Administration |access-date=October 19, 2018 |title=Your Social Security Number And Card, "How can I protect my Social Security number?"}}</ref>

Identity confusion has also occurred because of the use of local Social Security numbers by the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, whose numbers overlap with those of residents of New Hampshire and Maine.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=October 19, 2018 |publisher=The Plain Dealer |first=Bill |last=Meyer |title=How many Americans' Social Security numbers were officially duplicated for Pacific islanders? |url=https://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/08/how_many_americans_social_secu.html |date=August 17, 2009}}</ref>