Hi all- If you are looking at your 1099-DIV, you need to look at each individual fund listed on that form. It will say something like Fund: Washington Mutual. Follow those numbers until you get to Section 4- Federal Income tax withheld. Under each individual fund, you will see the fund's FEIN. It will be labeled as PAYER's TIN, and will be different from each Fund. So basically, you're not looking for American Funds' FEIN, you are looking for each individual Fund's FEIN. Hope this helps!
