Everytime the local elections come around, I get questions from retail on how they are to open a political account. So, I ask, how should political accounte be opened? ARe they required to get an EIN for the campaign or can they use an individuals TIN? Next, can the person running for office be a signor on the account or even listed on the account?

If there is any federal or state (IN) guidance that could help me with this, please let me know.