Does an estate’s EIN stay the same if a new administrator is appointed? | NC

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Q: Does an estate’s EIN stay the same if a new administrator is appointed? A: Usually, yes... the Employer Identification Number is tied to the estate, not to the individual administrator. When the original administrator dies and a successor is appointed, the probate estate is still the same estate, so you typically keep using the same EIN for the estate bank account and for fiduciary income tax…