topic Re: I got paid by a third-party as I was an independent contractor with a school district. There was no EIN or Federal No., just a voucher number. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I got paid by a third-party as I was an independent contractor with a school district. There was no EIN or Federal No., just a voucher number.

carlbaker00 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:00:28 GMT

I have not got an EIN number from my employer.

Re: I got paid by a third-party as I was an independent contractor with a school district. There was no EIN or Federal No., just a voucher number.

Bsch4477 — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 03:52:22 GMT

You can report the income as cash.

Re: I got paid by a third-party as I was an independent contractor with a school district. There was no EIN or Federal No., just a voucher number.

rjs — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:45:51 GMT

The third party that paid you is not your employer. You were an independent contractor, not an employee. That means you were in business for yourself, or self-employed. The third party is your customer, not your employer.

You enter the income as business income that was not reported on a 1099. You do not need the EIN.

The tag below your question says that you are using TurboTax Deluxe Online. You cannot enter self-employment income that was not reported on a 1099 in Deluxe Online. You will have to upgrade to Premium, or use any edition of the desktop TurboTax software.