Ah, figured it out. Turbotax was carrying a $0 in Federal Tax withheld, which it counted as an entry and requires an EIN. I deleted the "0" and it worked.
When entering the 1099 NEC, it asks if the payers # is in SSN or EIN form, and I said SSN form and entered that. And now it's asking for the EIN but I don't hav...
Right, during the initial entry that's what they asked, and I put in the SSN (###-##-####). But now they are doing their error check and telling me I need an EI...
