Hello. I am trying to file my taxes online and late, but I don't owe anything. I earned some money from art for the first time in 2019, and so I have been caught by surprise by some things.
I put the income down as a hobby. I made two transactions: one was for a family member and I was paid $125. One was for a small company and I was paid $350.
There was no distinction in the online form between the two. It asked for my total income from the hobby so I put $475.
I am being prevented from filing my taxes online because I need an employer's EIN or SSN. I was not given these from the company and did not know I needed them. A third party's e-mail (who hasn't gotten back to me yet) is the only way I have to contact this company. If I cannot get this information, will I have to file the taxes manually and make a note that I was not provided with the EIN? Do I have to provide my family member's SSN? Could either of them be penalized if I don't provide this information, and can problems arise from not being able to make a distinction between the two and so falsely contributing the wrong amount to a person? Or is this all because I filed something wrong in the first place?
Taxes are due this month on the 15th, so less than six days away. I can file it manually and mail it if worst comes to worst, but I'd rather have more information if possible before I do that. (Additionally and less urgently I have made similar transactions in 2020 from individuals who do not have an EIN and would probably be unwilling to provide their SSN, as they were just an individual purchasing art for themselves. It would be good to know what to do about this for next year.)
Thank you for your time.
