There have been numerous reports of police officers stopping such cars, and demanding that the driver produces his or her tax registration ID.

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But her state has its own income tax, so she had to register for a separate ID number to report and pay employee state tax withholding, and then had to fill out yet another registration for another ID number to file another regular report to pay state unemployment taxes.

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And this does not include any likely decrease in the African American vote due to voter ID legislation hurdles and registration declines due to foreclosure and job loss-related relocations.

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But more than 10, 000 Web sites now recognize a service called Facebook Connect, which enables users to use their Facebook ID and password to move fluidly among sites where registration is required.

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When you complete the registration process, you will also need to write down the separate user ID that the HMRC site will generate for you.

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