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lkghbecker
March 22, 2025
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How to enter 1099-DIV when the FEIN is 00-000000

  • March 22, 2025
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On my 1099-DIV, the FEIN is listed as 00-000000.  This has been the same way for as long as I can remember.  In past years, TurboTax had a check box that said that the FEIN was not provided, and allowed me to enter the form without it.  This year, that option is not available and will not allow me to enter that form.  If I leave it off it says "Needs info" and if I enter 00-000000 like it is on the 1099-DIV, it says it is an invalid FEIN.  What do I do?

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    Bsch4477
    March 22, 2025

    You don’t have to enter a EIN to report a dividend. 

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    lkghbeckerAuthor
    March 22, 2025

    If I do not enter an FEIN it says "Needs info".  I cannot leave this field blank.

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    Bsch4477
    March 22, 2025

    In my program when I go to the 1099-DIV screen it only asks for the payer’s name and then only the dividend and capital gain distribution  

     

     

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