b'13. RUN YOUR COMPANYWhat happens after you raise the money? You must comply with state laws, securities laws, tax laws and general business practices while you run your company. This chapter provides some of the basics you need to follow. First and foremost, you must operate the company in compliance with your governing documents. Failing to abide by your documents is one of the biggest mistakes issuers make. OBTAIN YOUR FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERAfter your company is formed, you will need to obtain your federal Em-ployer Identification Number (EIN). This nine-digit number is assigned by the IRS to establish your tax account. You will need this number in order to open a U.S. bank account in the name of your company and to submit your annual tax filings to the IRS. You can only obtain one EIN per day per responsible party. Third parties who do this are required to have your original signature in hand on IRS Form SS4 before they can do an online filing on your behalf. If you have no legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office or agency in the U.S. or U.S. possessions, you cant use the online application to obtain an EIN. Instead, you should go to the IRS website at www.irs.gov and obtain form SS4; complete it for reference, then call the IRS at (267) 941-1099 to give them the information and obtain your EIN. If you live in the United States and your business has a responsible party with a Social Security number, you may instantaneously obtain your EIN for free at the IRS website: www.irs.gov. You may also apply via mail, but the IRS often has processing times of several weeks for EIN requests sub-mitted by mail. The responsible party must be a principal for a corporation or LLC, a general partner if the company is a limited partnership, or the sole mem-147'