In taking a closer look at the trajectories of icebergs in 1912, Bing and his colleague noticed one iceberg that stood out: one that calved from a glacier in southwest Greenland in 1911 and passed closest to the site at which Titanic went down.
Popular Terms. Employee that is considered to be a key stakeholder in the operation of a company. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) defines a key employee as anyone who owns greater than 5% of the company assets and/or receives compensation that is over a certain threshold set by the IRS.
A federal employer identification number, or EIN, is a nine-digit number the IRS assigns to businesses for tax filing and reporting purposes. The IRS uses the EIN to identify the taxpayer. EINs must be used by business entities --corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. However, most sole proprietors don't need to obtain an EIN and can use their Social Security numbers instead.