My apology for not being able to give a definitive answer to this issue. The message you are seeing typically indicates an invalid character or an extra space being included in the field where the EIN was entered.
You may have already done this, but here are some things to try:
- delete the EIN entirely and re-enter it
- if that does not work, delete the Form 1099-MISC and re-enter it
As a last resort, instead of filing by mail if the error cannot be cleared, delete the Form 1099-MISC entirely, keep it for your records in case the IRS questions you, and enter the income shown on the 1099-MISC as 'cash' income. The important thing is that the income is being reported on your return.
@MrTax
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