1099-INT: Payor's Federal ID Number is invalid for electronic filing

[emory123]

I'm getting this error on a 1099-INT for interest on a personal loan.

The payer is an individual and the TIN number is their SSN, which starts with a zero. It is a valid SSN and is the correct SSN for this individual.

For some reason, Turbotax does not like the zero at the beginning of the SSN. If I change this initial zero to any other digit, the error goes away.

I am unable to eFile my return without fixing this error. What can I do? Should I just change the the TIN to a different number? It *seems* that it is used only on my local Turbotax worksheet and is not actually included on the actual return that will be submitted to the IRS, but I'm not 100% sure about that...

Thanks in advance!

[MarilynG1 · Accepted solution]

Yes, you are correct that the TIN is not actually needed for Efiling.  Try leaving that field blank, or, as you suggested, enter another digit besides 0.

@emory123 

[emory123]

Perfect, thanks @MarilynG1 !