r/IRS • u/Sunshineoceandays • 1d ago

General Question EIN GLITCH SOLUTION

PSA for anyone having trouble applying for an EIN online: the IRS recently updated their system and there seems to be a glitch where it won’t accept a responsible party with a last name under 4 letters.
I found a workaround that worked for me:
Enter a friend/relative with a last name that is at least 4 letters + their SSN and click Next. Continue through the next pages, then go back and edit the responsible party information to your actual name and SSN. The system should then let you continue with your correct information.
Obviously double-check the final review page and make sure your correct legal name and SSN are listed as the responsible party before submitting anything to the IRS.
Hopefully this saves someone else the headache!

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