I'm getting this error on a 1099-INT for interest on a personal loan.
The payer is an individual and the TIN number is their SSN, which starts with a zero. It is a valid SSN and is the correct SSN for this individual.
For some reason, Turbotax does not like the zero at the beginning of the SSN. If I change this initial zero to any other digit, the error goes away.
I am unable to eFile my return without fixing this error. What can I do? Should I just change the the TIN to a different number? It *seems* that it is used only on my local Turbotax worksheet and is not actually included on the actual return that will be submitted to the IRS, but I'm not 100% sure about that...
Thanks in advance!
