On my 1099-R form, the "Payer's Federal identification number" is 34-072761 on my form sent to me from the DFAS but turbotax says "the employer identification number entered is not valid" and I cannot go any further.
I am copying the Payer's Federal ID (34-072761) directly from the 1099-R but it is not being accepted and I can not proceed with filing my returns.
Check to be sure there is not another number at the end of what you have entered above. It should be 9 characters to be a correct Federal ID #.
Can you compare it with the EIN you used last year for DFAS?
Do not enter the hyphen (-). The software will add it and it will keep you from entering the last number.
Don't copy because it may copy the hyphen. Just manually enter the #s.