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Why can't I input my SSN on Form 1099-NEC? It is getting pulled up at the federal review section. It will only allow payer's EIN and I cannot click on the SSN box.

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March 8, 2021
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In the federal review section of filing it pulls up an error regarding my self-employment. It states: Check this entry. Form 1099-NEC Worksheet (Untitled): Payer's federal EIN You must enter a Federal EIN or social security number for the payer.

Then it displays a mostly grayed out Form 1099-NEC with my name and social autofilled at the top. Next it has a box labeled Payer's EIN, and next to it says or SSN and an empty box. For self employment shouldn't I be putting my SSN there? Why can I not click to fill that box instead?

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AnnetteB6

No, you do not enter your Social Security number on Form 1099-NEC as the payer. The payer information is for the company or entity who paid you for your services as a self-employed person. You are the recipient of Form 1099-NEC, not the payer.

You should only be entering Form 1099-NEC if you actually received the form showing your self-employed earnings from a company who paid you. If you did not receive Form 1099-NEC, then enter your self-employment income as 'cash' income on your Schedule C for your self-employed business.

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craigltiller

I am having the same issue, but the roadblock is that the federal income check function is flagging "missing information" and demanding the payer's EIN in the pop-up window under "Check this entry". This is after I selected the SSN option and provided the payer's SSN when inputting this income in the income section. The SSN number is not reflected here (it isn't being carried forward or recognized).

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debraclark123

I have found the solution for at least those of us who received a 1099-NEC with the Payer's SSN but had no federal income tax withheld. Before I do that, let me say that my problems was similar to everyone else's in that I have been successfully electronically filing a similar form for years with no problem. There is no place report bugs in the Turbotax website so this morning I wasted one hour of my life frustratingly trying to convince Turbotax support that there is an error in their software to no avail. They were very polite but simply said that tons of changes have been made and that I simply had to request an EIN from then issuer. They would not report this as a bug either. This answer is wrong, of course, as the 1099-NEC is also issued to contractors that were paid more than $600. In that case, the issuer most likely does not an EIN to begin with.

However, just now I noticed that the error message actually said something to the effect of "you need an EIN because you had tax withheld". Wait, what? I then noticed that I did enter 0.0 in the federal tax withheld field to match the paper form. The solution? Remove the 0, leave it blank and voila! federal review passed and tax filed. Hope this helps some of you at least.

Perfect solution! I've been going around and around with this forever ... as soon as I removed the $0 it was fine.

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davjaimay4

Did you ever get an update? I’m experiencing the same thing, it’s not moving forward with just the social

PatriciaV

Your best option is to remove Form 1099-NEC from your return and re-enter.

Go to the 1099-NEC topic and click Delete beside the form you need to remove.

Or go to the left column and choose Tools >> Delete a form. Choose the form you need to remove and then click Delete.

Additional information: How do I view and delete forms in TurboTax Online?

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stuntmusic60

I am having the same issue.

A 1099 has a SSN on it, not an EIN.

Last year I filed online using the same method, from the same 1099 issuer and had no issues filing electronically.

This year, I cannot file as I am being told this particular 1099 requires an EIN. That's never the way its been issued and never been a problem.

Please Advise.