Return was rejected for W-2 employer identification number (EIN)

ibke-n7
ibke-n7 Member Posts: 1 Newcomer
edited June 2025 in General

I received a notice from "FreeTaxUSA" that my returns were rejected by IRS and GA State. I was told there were problems with info about one of my employer's information. I have no idea though which employer and what is missing.

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  • kiarab
    kiarab FreeTaxUSA Agent Posts: 262 image

    Hello,

    The IRS does not tell us which employer is causing the problem. I would recommend that you carefully review the EIN of each W-2 that you entered into our software. I'd also recommend that you make sure that you entered the name of the company exactly as it is on your W-2.

    If it continues to be rejected, you may need to mail in your returns this year.

  • Jeannie
    Jeannie Member Posts: 1 Newcomer

    The IRS requires 3 leading zeroes for Employer ID. The field is not allowing the leading zeroes.

  • JMSSGV
    JMSSGV Member, Star Posts: 303 image

    There are no leading zeroes in an EIN. EINs all have nine numbers in the format 2 digits-7 digits.

  • kiarab
    kiarab FreeTaxUSA Agent Posts: 262 image
    edited March 31

    Hello Jeannie,

    JMSSGV is right, there shouldn't be any leading 0s for an EIN and they are only nine digits. If there happens to be some extra 0s, I would recommend that you omit them if they make the EIN longer than 9 digits.

    for the https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-ss-4

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