can turbotax create and file a 1099-NEC without a SSN or EIN?

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January 31, 2026
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I have TT home and business. There is a place to create 1099s. I click on the link and it takes me to a webpage, quick employer forms. I sign in and create a payee. Since I dont have their EIN or SSN (they are unresponsive to my emails to fill out a W9), I enter [removed] in the SSN or 00-000000 in the EIN if they have a business name. I save that and it works. Then I go to forms and try to create a 1099-NEC. TT wont let me because an error:

Form 1099-NEC Worksheet (Untitled): Recipient's SSN/EIN Recipient's EIN is an invalid number. Enter a valid taxpayer ID number for this recipient. What do I have to do to create one, even if I have to mail it by Monday?

whodiiniAuthor

Level 6

i entered all zeros in the SSN/EIN

whodiiniAuthor

Level 6

Hmm. I just discovered that if I enter an EIN with all zeros, it gives the above error. But if I enter a SSN with all zeros, it seems not to give an error. So it seems that as long as I dont use a business name, it works