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Level 2
Jul 11, 2023 5:29 PM UTC

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The following diagnostic is generating: I can't e-file a tax return without an EIN, though the employer is foreign. Is there any way to override this and file with this? The taxpayer does not want to use the foreign earned income exclusion.
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sjrcpa
Level 15
Jul 11, 2023 5:35 PM UTC

Is this for wages?  There's a box to check for foreign employer.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
Level 2
Jul 11, 2023 5:45 PM UTC

Yes for wages. Where is this box. I checked the foreign address box. Is that what you meant?

Level 2
Jul 11, 2023 5:54 PM UTC

I updated the W-2 to indicate a foreign employer who reported wages not on IRS Form W-2, that were earned in the U.S. but that didn't resolve the diagnostic.

sjrcpa
Level 15
Jul 11, 2023 6:07 PM UTC

Try typing ForeignUS in the EIN box.

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Level 2
Jul 11, 2023 6:12 PM UTC

I already did. No luck.