# Tax identification fork

A term used when buying medical transport.

Whether the buyer keeps the seller's [EIN](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/ein), which decides re-licensing from re-papering.

Ohio writes the rule that most states only imply. A purchaser operating the acquired ambulette service as a separate business under a different tax ID must submit a new application for licensure, complete the inspections and pay the fees again; a purchaser absorbing it under the same tax ID only reports the change. Vehicle permits never travel either way, since the rule says in as many words that a permit is not transferable, and a service that stops operating returns every permit and its certificate within ten days. The structure decision therefore sets how many weeks the buyer cannot bill, which is a [working capital](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/working-capital) question before it is a legal one.

Part of: Buying a Medical Transport Business (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-medical-transport-business)

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-medical-transport-business/terms/tax-identification-fork
Not dated: The same editorial definitions as the glossary, inside a trade.

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