TurboTax

File with experts
File your taxes
Experts at your fingertips

An expert helps with your taxes, or does them for you
TurboTax Expert Full Service

TurboTax Expert Assist

TurboTax Self-Employed
Prior year taxes
File myself
File myself
Do it yourself

We'll guide you step-by-step
TurboTax Do It Yourself

TurboTax Self-Employed

TurboTax Desktop
TurboTax Free

Activate your product

Prior year taxes
Business
Business
Business taxes

Get your T2 corporate return done right, your way
TurboTax Business

TurboTax Business Desktop
Tax situations
Tax situations
Tax situations

Find extra guidance for your big life moves
For investors

For 25 and younger

For self-employed

For new to Canada

For life changes
Resources
Resources
Resources

Explore tax tools, get tips, and read reviews
Personal income tax calculator

RRSP savings calculator

Learning hub

TurboTax support (FAQ)

TurboTax community
Pricing

Community

Question

Is there a way to force Turbo Tax to accept a Payer's Federal Identification Number of 00-0000000? It is on my 1099-DIV and I can't get past the edit to efile.

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
April 26, 2025
2 replies
0 views

I"ve tried to clear out 00-0000000 so it was blank and that didn't work. I also tried to change it to 99-9999999 which didn't work either.

Employee

Why is the EIN zeros? Have you phoned the Payer for the EIN?

Employee

make up a TIN starting with 94, 20, 04, 47 or a TIN from a previous 1099-DIV.

I might just give it a try

Employee

You shouldn't need the EIN, just the payer's name and amount. I would delete that 1099Div and enter it again. In my Desktop Home & Business program it doesn't even have a box to let me enter the EIN. Are you trying to import it? Skip Import or pick Enter a different way or Change How I enter my Form and enter it manually.

I had imported it, so I'll try deleting it and see what happens.

if issues then delete the entire imported 1099-div and enter manually. the IRS does not need and does not get the EIN number. also don't need address. only payer's name and the amounts.