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But whose SSN is it? It's supposed to be the Payer's (not yours). It may also be that the name doesn't match. For example, is the name Smith Landscaping Service, but the SSN corresponds to John Smith, the owner.
Yes I'm talking about the payer's social security number. His name & his social security number is all that's on my paper 1099-NEC that he mailed to me. He does not have an EIN number. So here's what I entered in TurboTax...
Everything looked good until I got to TurboTax's review screen where it is now asking for an EIN...
This review screen won't let me enter anything other than an EIN number. I already gave TurboTax his name & social security number. Why does it now want an EIN? Doesn't make any sense & unfortunately I can't proceed with the process until this is resolved.
I am having the same issue. Were you able to resolve?
Unfortunately I was not able to resolve this issue. But I did find a workaround of sorts...
So as a recap... I entered the info from my 1099-NEC using the name & social security provided by my payer. Later in the process I was presented with a "Needs review" which insists I also provide a EIN number from my payer (which he doesn't have). So I posted my issue here & also contacted TurboTax's "free tier" technical help. After a computer screen sharing session a TurboTax tech he told me I would need to obtain an EIN number from my payer which wasn't very helpful.
In the end I just ignored the "Needs review/EIN number" thing. Turns out the "Continue" button on that screen does still work even though its grayed out. From there I was taken to the billing part of the TurboTax process where they happily took my money. But then I discovered doing an e-file wasn't going to be an option, again because of the "Needs review/EIN number" issue. So instead I chose the file by mail method which allowed me to download a PDF file which I could then print & mail to the IRS/State. I have low expectations for this to go well, we'll have to see.
Anyway it's good to hear I'm not the only one having this 1099-NEC SS Vs EIN number issue. Best of luck.
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