topic The EIN for my employer is too long to type in by three digits, but they've had the same one for years and have never had a problem with it. Why can't I enter it in full? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-ein-for-my-employer-is-too-long-to-type-in-by-three-digits-but-they-ve-had-the-same-one-for/01/1036257#M81949 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:07:05 GMT deiofthedead 2020-01-29T08:07:05Z The EIN for my employer is too long to type in by three digits, but they've had the same one for years and have never had a problem with it. Why can't I enter it in full? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-ein-for-my-employer-is-too-long-to-type-in-by-three-digits-but-they-ve-had-the-same-one-for/01/1036257#M81949 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:07:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-ein-for-my-employer-is-too-long-to-type-in-by-three-digits-but-they-ve-had-the-same-one-for/01/1036257#M81949 deiofthedead 2020-01-29T08:07:05Z Re: The EIN for my employer is too long to type in by three digits, but they've had the same one ... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-the-ein-for-my-employer-is-too-long-to-type-in-by-three-digits-but-they-ve-had-the-same-one/01/1040154#M82109 <P>Federal EINs are nine digits long and formatted like this: XX-XXXXXXX. If the number you are trying to enter is longer than nine digits, it is not their EIN.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Be sure not to enter the dash, just type the numbers and Turbo Tax will add the dash.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:46:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-the-ein-for-my-employer-is-too-long-to-type-in-by-three-digits-but-they-ve-had-the-same-one/01/1040154#M82109 JulieS 2020-01-29T21:46:57Z