You do not need to have a business tax ID [Employer Identification Number. (EIN)], you can use your Social Security Number (SSN) for your business.
To indicate this for your Schedule C in TurboTax, follow these steps:
- Type "sch c" in the search bar and click search
- Click on the "Jump to sch c" link
- Click "Edit" next to your business
- On the Your XXX Business screen, next to Business Profile, click Update
- On the Let's confirm your business info screen, scroll down to Employer ID Number and click Edit.
- On the Enter Employer ID Number If Any screen, click on No and Continue.
- On the Employer ID Number screen, click on Continue (DO NOT APPLY FOR EIN).
- Continue through the onscreen interview