I Receive An Error Message in Intuit Quick Employer Forms--"Form 1099-NEC Worksheet (Untitled): Recipient's SSN/EIN Recipient's SSN is an invalid social security number. Enter a valid taxpayer ID number for this recipient."

[dx54396a]

I created a My Businesses entry for my existing business (an LLC) in Intuit Quick Employer Forms. I entered my EIN for my existing business. I then clicked on "Add Payee" in that completed business line and added a payee that is another LLC. I had contracted that LLC to $1,000 of work for me last year. I entered that LLC's EIN for their EIN/SSN. That saved okay, too. Then I added a form linked to that Payee--a 1099-NEC. All I entered in that form was non-employee compensation of 1000.00. When I clicked on Done, I received the error message "Form 1099-NEC Worksheet(Untitled): Recipient's SSN/EIN Recipient's SSN is an invalid social security number. Enter a valid taxpayer ID number for this recipient." 

1. How do I fix this error message?

2. What should be the next thing I have to do with these 1099-NEC? Do I understand it correctly I print them off and send them to the people that I contracted to do work for me valued at over $600. 

3. Do I only need to do this for Non-Employee Compensation that I pay to a company that is an LLC?

4. If I had companies that do work for me that are not LLC's, do I need to file 1099-NEC's to them?

5. Is there a technical support number for Intuit Quick Employee Forms? Is there a version of technical support there that I do not have to pay for?

I am using Turbotax 25 Home and Business on Brave browser (Brave 1.85.118 Official Build)  on Mac OS Sequoia 15.2. Thanks for your help in answering these questions. Let me know if you need any additional information.

[VolvoGirl]

Maybe this will help?   Quick Employer Forms FAQ
https://quickemployerforms.intuit.com/faq.htm

Did you enter the EIN with the dash in the right place?  Both EIN and SSN are 9 digits.  

Yes you have to print and mail them to the recipients. 

You need to give a 1099NEC to anyone you paid $600 or more to for the year. But not to corporations or for merchandise. You send the IRS a copy of the 1099NEC with the transmittal summary form 1096. These are due to the person by Jan 31.

[dx54396a]

@VolvoGirl - I did ensure that the hyphen was in the number and it was. Actually QEF automatically inserts the hyphen in the proper place. To make a long story short I entered my EIN number into the Payee record and it worked fine. Therefore, I concluded that the EIN I was given was incorrect. I have called the owner and he is finding out what  his proper EIN is and why it may be having problems. 

Thank you for your very good response in answering the other parts of my questions. This can be closed unless there are any more questions for me.