topic As a sole proprietor, am I required to provide my social security number to a customer who wants to issue me a 1099 Misc? I provided monthly swimming pool maintenance. in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/as-a-sole-proprietor-am-i-required-to-provide-my-social-security-number-to-a-customer-who-wants-to/01/611476#M57385 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:13:36 GMT dheeney 2019-06-06T06:13:36Z As a sole proprietor, am I required to provide my social security number to a customer who wants to issue me a 1099 Misc? I provided monthly swimming pool maintenance. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/as-a-sole-proprietor-am-i-required-to-provide-my-social-security-number-to-a-customer-who-wants-to/01/611476#M57385 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:13:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/as-a-sole-proprietor-am-i-required-to-provide-my-social-security-number-to-a-customer-who-wants-to/01/611476#M57385 dheeney 2019-06-06T06:13:36Z Yes, I'm afraid so.  If you don't like doing that, you ca... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/yes-i-m-afraid-so-if-you-don-t-like-doing-that-you-ca/01/611482#M57386 <P>Yes, I'm afraid so.&nbsp; If you don't like doing that, you can always apply for an EIN for your business.&nbsp; You don't have to have one unless you have a payroll, but you can always get one, just in case you need it for this purpose.</P><P>You can also explain that your customer does not need to provide you with a 1099 unless she is a business and wants to use her payments to you as a business expense.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:13:37 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/yes-i-m-afraid-so-if-you-don-t-like-doing-that-you-ca/01/611482#M57386 Anita01 2019-06-06T06:13:37Z