topic My form was rejected because the Payers TIN does not match the IRS File. What is on my 1099R is an exact match to what I entered. Do I need to delete the hyphen? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

My form was rejected because the Payers TIN does not match the IRS File. What is on my 1099R is an exact match to what I entered. Do I need to delete the hyphen?

muxan — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:19:54 GMT

Re: My form was rejected because the Payers TIN does not match the IRS File. What is on my 1099R is an exact match to what I entered. Do I need to delete the hyphen?

DoninGA — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:21:24 GMT

The Payer's TIN must be exactly 9 digits, no more and no less. TurboTax inserts the required dash when you enter the TIN for the Payer so you do not have to enter the dash.

Re: My form was rejected because the Payers TIN does not match the IRS File. What is on my 1099R is an exact match to what I entered. Do I need to delete the hyphen?

DoninGA — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:24:32 GMT

In most cases, if you delete the Form 1099-R and then re-enter the 1099-R manually this error will be corrected.

Re: My form was rejected because the Payers TIN does not match the IRS File. What is on my 1099R is an exact match to what I entered. Do I need to delete the hyphen?

krconn — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:47:55 GMT

The Payers TIN listed on the 1099R does NOT have a dash in it..the format is 9 digits without any dash. I called the pension plan and verified this is their correct TIN. TurboTax does not allow me to enter the number WITHOUT a dash...and hence my return is getting rejected. HOW do i enter a TIN that does not have the dash in it as apparently some older pension plans do not follow the format they are expecting?

Re: My form was rejected because the Payers TIN does not match the IRS File. What is on my 1099R ...

SusanY1 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:54:24 GMT

The dash is part of the formatting for all TINs that are from entities (rather than individuals). I recommend deleting the 1099R and re-entering it manually (particularly if it was imported initially) as this will sometimes clear this error. Once this is done, try retransmitting the return. The dash that the program enters will not cause a rejection, but sometimes there is an extra space or something odd that happens if a document is formatted that can cause the system to read it incorrectly.

If this doesn't resolve the issue, then it lies somewhere in the database that houses the payer tax identification numbers and the return will need to be printed and mailed.

@krconn