# ein.py - functions for handling EINs # # Copyright (C) 2013 Arthur de Jong # # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU # Lesser General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA # 02110-1301 USA """EIN (U.S. Employer Identification Number). The Employer Identification Number, also known as Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), is used to identify a business entity in the United States. It is issued to anyone that has to pay withholding taxes on employees. >>> validate('91-1144442') '911144442' >>> get_campus('04-2103594') == 'Brookhaven' True >>> validate('911-14-4442') # dash in the wrong place Traceback (most recent call last): ... InvalidFormat: ... >>> validate('07-1144442') # wrong prefix Traceback (most recent call last): ... InvalidComponent: ... >>> format('042103594') '04-2103594' >>> format('123') # unknown formatting is left alone '123' """ import re from stdnum.exceptions import * from stdnum.util import clean # regular expression for matching EINs _ein_re = re.compile(r'^(?P[0-9]{2})-?(?P[0-9]{7})$') def compact(number): """Convert the number to the minimal representation. This strips the number of any valid separators and removes surrounding whitespace.""" return clean(number, '-').strip() def get_campus(number): """Determine the Campus or other location that issued the EIN.""" from stdnum import numdb number = compact(number) results = numdb.get('us/ein').info(number)[0][1] if not results: raise InvalidComponent() return results['campus'] def validate(number): """Check if the number is a valid EIN. This checks the length, groups and formatting if it is present.""" match = _ein_re.search(clean(number, '').strip()) if not match: raise InvalidFormat() get_campus(number) # raises exception for unknown campus return compact(number) def is_valid(number): """Check if the number is a valid EIN.""" try: return bool(validate(number)) except ValidationError: return False def format(number): """Reformat the number to the standard presentation format.""" if len(number) == 9: number = number[:2] + '-' + number[2:] return number