Content question: SSNs on model releases

[Cleo]

Don't you only have an EIN if you have a business of some sort? Then the check would be made out to their business name and not their personal name.

I don't know… this is why I pay someone to do this stuff for me and to be honest I never hire talent so it is not something that I've talked to my CPA very much about. Angel just switched to my CPA so it will be of interest to see what he says about paying her talent. Much of her talent does make over $600 a year so with them the issue is moot but then there is also the talent who only does one shoot a year or the guy guys who get paid very little if anything.