I'm having the same issue: in 2022 I received a check for a settlement reward with no EIN.
-The case is Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation. (Facebook allegedly violated the privacy of users in my state by misusing biometric information but FB is not admitting fault, just settling the case.)
-No physical injury or physical sickness is involved, no lost wages or profits, and no loss-in-value of property.
Turbotax is not allowing me to file electronically without the EIN; it gives me a message saying I will have to file by mail. Is there any way around this?
