I don't have the "Payer's federal EIN" because I never received a "1099-Misc" on income more than $600. How do I complete my taxes without the payer's federal EIN?

[AmyT]

If you have not received Form 1099-MISC from one or more of the businesses/people you worked for during the year, but you know the amount of income that needs to be reported, you can continue with preparing your return.

Note:  If you have already begun inputting your income in the 1099-MISC fields for income for which you have not received a 1099, you should delete any entries you have already made there.

You do not need to have Form 1099-MISC in-hand to report the income.

You will not have any problems with your return, as long as the income you report on your Schedule C equals or exceeds the total amount reported on any 1099s that are filed reporting your income (if any are filed).

When you enter the information in TurboTax, just select Additional Income (see screenshot below) to report income for which you have not received a 1099.

The quickest way to get to the input screen:

• Sign in to your account and click on the orange Take me to my return button (skip this step if you are already in your return)
• Click on Search at the top of the screen
• Input "schedule c" in the search box and hit enter
• The first link available should be Jump to schhedule c - click on this link
• You will be taken to the input area for your business income, business information, and expenses.

[kkmoslehpour]

Hi TurboTax,

I am not able to continue filing my Federal Taxes because I don't have the Payer's Federal EIN. It's currently left as blank and requires me to fill out (which I don't have). What are my options in this case?

Thanks!

[AmyC]

It depends,

If you have a1099-MISC, it should be filled out. You can contact the issuer for a replacement.

If you don't have a 1099-MISC, don't go in that area. If you are just trying to enter income:

1. Return to your business (steps above)
2. Edit/ update your sch C
3. Edit your business
4. Scroll down to Business Income
5. Start/ Update/Edit
6. Select General Income
7. input cash as description and amount

Things changed this year, the MISC won't be used as much due to the new 1099-NEC. As a small business owner, bookmark this Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center for help in every area of your business.

The 1099-NEC is for each person to whom the taxpayer has paid at least $600 during the course of a business for the following.

•Services performed by someone who is not an employee, including parts and materials (box 1),

•Cash payments for fish (or other aquatic life) purchased from anyone engaged in the trade or business of catching fish (box 1), or

•Payments to an attorney for legal services (box 1).

The Form 1099-MISC is for each person to whom the taxpayer has paid the following during the course of a trade or business.

•At least $10 in royalties or broker payments in lieu of dividends or tax-exempt interest,

•At least $600 in rents (box 1), prizes and awards (box 3), other income payments (box 3), the cash paid from a notional principal contract to an individual, partnership, or estate (box 3), any fishing boat proceeds (box 5), medical and health care payments (box 6), crop insurance proceeds (box 9), payments to an attorney (box 10), IRC section 409A deferrals (box 12), or nonqualified deferred compensation (box 14).

•Any payment from which federal income tax has been withheld (box 4) under the backup withholding rules.

@kkmoslehpour

[rashad530]

When I filled out my income as an independent contractor, it was listed as a 1099-NEC and not a 1099-MISC. Why did that happen? Either way I don't have the payer's EIN and I am not sure I am going to be able to get it. Turbotax keeps asking me to fill it out before it will let me file. Can I bypass it somehow? Thanks.

[PattiF]

You will need to contact the issuer of the 1099-MISC and request the Employer ID number.  They should also issue you a "Corrected" 1099-MISC with the EIN entered.

If they refuse to give you this information, enter the 1099-MISC without the payer's EIN.  It shouldn't cause any problems.  If you get an error message when trying to file, then delete the 1099-MISC, and enter it as income not reported on Form 1099-MISC.  I very much doubt that it would result in an inquiry from the IRS, but if you receive a letter from them, simply explain the situation and what you did.