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From form SSA-1099 where to I find Payer's TIN?

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March 4, 2021
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SweetieJean

Employee

You are entering it in the wrong place. It goes here:

Federal > Wages and Income > Retirement > Social Security

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JoannaB2

The form 1099-SSA is used to report social security benefits. The payer's federal tax ID number is not listed on the form and don't need 1099-SSA federal id number to enter the benefits.

asking for 1099-R

1099-R and tin number ...turbo tax even highlights the tin number from social security

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chermad

keep saying i entering on wrong place but Turbo tax program is highlightly xx-xxxxx ..something like that and

turbo tax wont go on

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Ann M

I am facing the exact same problem. I spoke with 2 Social Security Offices and was told, after a really long wait time, that SSA does not need to enter a Fed. ID #. BUT turbotax won't let me efile without it. Not sure what to do when it won't let me go on.

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DanaB27

Please make sure that you enter your Social Security benefits (Form SSA-1099) in the correct area. You don't need to enter a Federal ID # to enter Social Security benefits. Please see these instructions:

Login to your TurboTax Account
Click on "Search" on the top right and type “Social security income”
Click on “Jump to Social security income”
Answer "Yes" to the question "Did you receive Social Security benefits?" and click “Continue”
Enter your information

Please see Is my Social Security income taxable? for additional information.

@Ann M

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CherGetInHere

NONE of the supplied 'answers' work. TurboTax is asking for the PAYER'S TIN, that is, the TIN of the United States Government, ***NOT*** the taxpayer or PAYEE TIN. You can't get around this feature in TurboTax - stop saying it is so simple. It is not. Well guess what the SSA doesn't have a TIN because the US Government is NOT a taxpayer. TurboTax should cancel this required feature IMMEDIATELY.

FIX: Enter YOUR SSN in this format: 12-3456789 and it moves on. You're welcome in 2024.

VolvoGirl

Employee

@CherGetInHere We know it's asking for the payer's EIN. BUT BUT people are trying to enter their Social Security SSA-1099 in the WRONG PLACE as a W2 or 1099R! There is nothing to fix. If you enter it as a 1099R or W2 it will end up on the wrong line on your 1040 and the IRS will say you didn't report it.

Enter a SSA-1099, SSA-1099-SM or RRB-1099 under

Federal Taxes (Personal for Home&Business)

Wages and Income

Then scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security

Then the second line - Social Security (SSA-1099. RRB-1099) - click the Start or Revisit button

This is from 2020 but there is no Payer EIN box on the SS entry screen.