Since 2003, banks have been required to obtain an SSN for U.S. persons opening an account. I've been told that the Amish do, in fact, have Social Security numbers because they need them to pay income taxes (and now, to open a bank account), they just don't participate in the Social Security system.
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John S. Burnett
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Fighting for Compliance since 1976
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