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I can't find a tin number on this 1099R from vanguard

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January 30, 2021
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where is the tin number o my 1099r?

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mesquitebean

Employee

@ gohawks55

Are you asking about the Payer's TIN; i.e., Vanguard?

We can't see your 1099-R, so we can't tell you "where" it is on the form, but can tell you a couple of possibilities. For your security, do NOT post an image in this public Internet forum.

If it's a standard 1099-R using the official IRS form, the Payer's TIN is right under the Payer's name and address. This is the most common situation.

However, brokers/financial institutions may use their own proprietary form for their 1099's instead of the IRS standard 1099-R. If it's a non-standard form, look it over carefully. It may not call it a TIN. It may label it as the Payer's EIN or "tax number", etc. If it's a non-standard form and there's any question about it, you'll have to phone Vanguard customer support and ask them to tell you where it is on the form.

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linaj20201

It's the number under PAYER's TIN to your left. See image

@gohawks55

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dcaponi

This is not what the vanguard form looks like. In fact they don't even number their boxes!

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mesquitebean

Employee

@ dcaponi wrote:
This is not what the vanguard form looks like. In fact they don't even number their boxes!

Are you looking at paperwork that Vanguard specifically calls a "Form 1099-R?" This is a public user community forum, so we, of course, don't know what you are looking at from Vanguard or what your form looks like, unless someone happens to see this thread who uses Vanguard and knows what you are referring to.

Some institutions use their own non-standard proprietary form for some types of 1099's, but even then it should list the box numbers that go with the figures. And it should also have the Payer's TIN. Was there no explanatory statement that came with it? Phone Vanguard in the morning when they are open for assistance, and ask them to explain your form.