1041 Estate Tax Return EIN invalid

[Grasshopper1]

While trying to submit electronically, it was rejected by TurboTax due to EIN for Trust being invalid.  The correct EIN was submitted.  How does one overcome this?

[Grasshopper1]

Turned out to be that there was a second dash in the EIN that wasn't needed, IE: I had it as xx-xxx-xxxx and it should have been xx-xxxxxxx.  Once corrected the forms were accepted.  A simple but frustrating format error on my part.  Thanks anyway.

[blueskieslane]

When filing our taxes, I looked up our EINs from last year and that's what I used. They say they are wrong. I think I may have put mine for my husband and my husbands for mine and now they won't accept our return. What can I do?

[Carl]

I think I may have put mine for my husband and my husbands for mine and now they won't accept our return. What can I do?

Are you sure you're talking about an EIN (employer identification number) and not a TIN? (Taxpayer identification number.)

EIN's are not assigned to living breathing individuals. They are assigned to businesses, including disregarded entities.

TIN's are assigned to individuals who do not qualify for a social security number.

EIN's are formatted xx-xxxxxxx while TINs are formatted the same as an SSN, xxx-xx-xxxx