Determine your eligibility. You may apply for an EIN online if your principal business is in the United States or U.S. Territories.
The PERSON applying online must have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (SSN, ITIN, EIN).
You are limited to one EIN per responsible party per day. This is relevant if you are trying to set up multiple entities at once.
Understand the online application. You must complete this application in one session, as you will not be able to save and return at a later time. Your session will expire after 15 minutes of inactivity, and you will need to start over.
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online
2. Submit your application. After all, validations are done you will get your EIN immediately upon completion. You can then download, save, and print your EIN confirmation notice.
3. The IRS does NOT charge to issue an EIN. There are, however, many services that do and their software just piggybacks off of the IRS form. Be very careful to log on to the IRS website above and not one of the private companies that you will find at the top of your web search.