With regard to entering data as instructed, I make absolutely certain that I enter accurate digits for the PAYER'S federal identification number. The text field for the PAYER'S name is not as important than the Federal ID number. If the IRS has the Federal ID number, then they know the name. I have seen many 1099-Rs go through the IRS system with PAYER'S names that are only close but not an exact match. I enter what the line wants to hold and don't worry about the rest. Of course be sure to enter all other numbers accurately--close is not good enough for those fields.
