1) IRS W9 Instructions, Page 4, Part I:
Has absolutely nothing what-so-ever to do with completing the 1099-MISC in any way, shape, form or fashion. But for the W-9, you apparently didn't bother to read what comes immediately after in parenthesis.
If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one.).
Then in your own post above referring to "section J" you yourself even included where it clearly states the same about using the EIN, in parenthesis.
1) I only use schedule E for the rental income. I do not use schedule C.
Whew! Thanks for clarifying that. I see folks screw that up quite frequently with a false belief that putting their rental into an LLC will somehow protect them, when in most cases it does exactly the opposite.
2) Vanguard helped me set up all of my EINs and W9s because I qualified for their help.
Glad that's clarified now. I was afraid the rental may have been an IRA asset, which would mean you would not under any circumstances be reporting it on your personal tax return.
3) The IRS transcripts for my SSN does not show any of the income that was reported to my EINs. If the accounts were linked, wouldn't I see these statements under my SSN's tax transcripts?
Nope, not at all. You have to pull that from the transcripts for the EIN, not transcripts for the SSN. The IRS keeps things separate on the public side, so that someone with your EIN or your SSN, could not possibly pull your "total" tax records on the public side.
4) If my 1099s are incorrect, how do I fix them?
Again, they are not incorrect. There is nothing to fix here. However, if you keep insisting that you are the expert here and know more than the IRS, feel free to seek professional help. I'm sure a professional will have no problem taking your money to fix something that was never broken in the first place.
