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I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

toryharris98 — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:29:50 GMT

Providing your Employer Identification Number (EIN) from...

KatrinaLO — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:29:50 GMT

Providing your Employer Identification Number (EIN) from your W-2 allows us to identify the easiest way for you to enter your W-2 form (you also need it to e-file).

The best place to look is in Box b of your W-2 form, located right above or below your employer's name and address.

Your EIN will be a 9-digit number with a dash after the second digit (example: 00-0000000). Keep in mind, an EIN is not the same thing as an Employer’s State ID number or your Employee Number.

For more information on correcting your EIN, please see the TurboTax FAQ below:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/5660674

For more information on your employer’s EIN not matching, please see below:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4587566

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

Rubyslipperedstylist — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:22:00 GMT

I am self employed and TurboTax keeps asking me for an EIN number. It’s not giving me any other option and won’t let me file electronically because of this.

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

TeresaM — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:31:53 GMT

To be sure that Turbo Tax has entered that you do not have an Employer Identification Number, in TurboTax Online:

Click on Federal, on the left menu bar
Click on Income and Expenses, at the top
Select Review for Self-employment Income and Expenses
Select Edit or Review for the name of your business
Select Update for Employer ID Number
Be sure the No box is checked and follow directions until you are back at the update screen

You will need to have filed for an Employer Identification Number if:

- You pay employees in your business.
- You don't pay wages, but have excise tax forms or other returns to file that require an EIN.
- You are a sole proprietor or farmer and have a Keogh plan.
- You are required to withhold taxes on income, other than wages paid to a nonresident alien.

If you received a 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC, you may be prompted for the EIN on those forms. If your own business area is already checked No, please see those forms and be sure the EIN is entered.

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

Charles Ellenbecker — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:04:15 GMT

I do not have an EIN number.
I am self employed, I do not own a business or do I pay employees, and I have checked No for my EIN number, but it still asks me for one at the very end of my process. Thus not allowing me to file, because I do not have an EIN number.
What can I do about this?

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

DaveF1006 — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:14:49 GMT

If you don't have an EIN, there is an opportunity to put in your Social Security Number if you are a Sole Proprietorship.

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

aliculp — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:26:24 GMT

Right before I try to file online, it asks me for my EIN number (even though I do not have one nor do i qualify). I have already entered my SS but at the end it's still insisting on the EIN number being entered. I would like to file my taxes already, so how do I fix this?

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

HeatherPLO — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:24:04 GMT

@aliculp

Where you enter in your social security number, do you see a box where you would need to check Social Security Number or EIN? If this box isn't checked, this might be why it is still asking you for an EIN. If this does not resolve your issue, please respond back here in the thread.

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

galactika01 — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:03:29 GMT

there is no box next to social security for mark no for personal ein#

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

SantinoD — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:27:11 GMT

On the General Info screen within the Self-employment income screen, it should look like the screenshot below, "No EIN" selected.

@galactika01

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

galactika01 — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:16:19 GMT

yes, ok, mine said no, but turbo was still asking. i resolved another way. thanks!

Re: Providing your Employer Identification Number (EIN) from...

LarryWubbena47 — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:12:59 GMT

I'm doing a 2017 tax return and We dont know the EIN number as the IRS only gives us the last 4 what do I do to get to the next step we have all the info the IRS has but it only the last four digets

Re: Providing your Employer Identification Number (EIN) from...

LarryWubbena47 — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:14:01 GMT

don't have the 1099 or anything other than the IRS info and it only the last 4

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

LarryWubbena47 — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:16:30 GMT

You answer must be answered by an AI person who must have been programed by a Wok or DEI person Thans for the crappy answer

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

VolvoGirl — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:21:14 GMT

@LarryWubbena47 No one here has answered you. What answer did you get? What kind of 1099 are you trying to enter? There are over a dozen kinds. If you are entering self employment income you dont need an actual 1099. You don't need to get a 1099NEC or 1099Misc or 1099K. Even if you did you can enter all your income as Cash. Only the total goes to schedule C.

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

DoninGA — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:22:22 GMT

@LarryWubbena47 wrote:

You answer must be answered by an AI person who must have been programed by a Wok or DEI person Thans for the crappy answer

You are posting on thread that is over 5 years old and the answers provided may not apply to your situation.

What exactly are you trying to do in the TurboTax program?

Re: Providing your Employer Identification Number (EIN) from...

DoninGA — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:25:46 GMT

@LarryWubbena47 wrote:

don't have the 1099 or anything other than the IRS info and it only the last 4

A 2017 tax return? If you are filing a 2017 return for a tax refund, it will not be paid since is beyond the 3 year limit for filing a refund.

If taxes are owed you need to file the return.

What are you trying to enter on the tax return?

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

ejl5750 — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:08:09 GMT

Long shot but how did you resolve the problem. I seem to be having the same issue now.

Re: I don’t have a ein and it’s keep asking for one

MonikaK1 — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:15:50 GMT

Do you have a Schedule C business? There is a question near the beginning of the Schedule C section that asks if you have an EIN. If you don't, just answer "no" to that question and you shouldn't be bothered by other questions asking for you to enter it.

You are required to have a Tax ID or Employer Identification Number(EIN) - it's the same thing - if any of the following apply:

- You pay employees in your business.
- You don't pay wages, but have excise tax forms or other returns to file that require an EIN.
- You are a sole proprietor or farmer and have a Keogh plan.
- You are required to withhold taxes on income, other than wages paid to a nonresident alien.

@ejl5750