I contacted Nokia Corporation at their USA number. The rep. said Nokia was not incorporated in the United States. The Federal ID No. would be all zeros, or all nines. I've tried using each one and TurboTax still will not allow for electronic filing.
This problem still exists in 2025, specifically for Nokia. Apparently, because Nokia is incorporated in Finland, the 1099R shows the TIN with all zeroes, which TurboTax will not accept. Does anyone know if leaving the field blank will work this year?
Yes, oddly leaving it blank is acceptable. While super aggravating that TurboTax doesnt recognize the error and suggest a remedy it is really more the fault of Citibank for entering the value for the FEIN as all zeroes.
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