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Aaron 12
Level 3
Jan 29, 2021 10:41 PM UTC
Question

EFIN Suppression

Hello all,

I see a few threads about suppression PTINS and EFIN. Does anyone suppress the EFIN? I did in UltraTax and cannot figure out how to do it in Lacerte.

Thanks in advance,

Aaron

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
Jan 29, 2021 11:55 PM UTC
Where does the EFIN appear on the return?
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Aaron 12
Aaron 12Author
Level 3
Jan 30, 2021 12:21 AM UTC

On the bottom of the 8879.

George4Tacks
Level 15
Jan 30, 2021 12:37 AM UTC

@sjrcpa  should be able to confirm the answer to whether it is possible and why one might want to. I do not believe it can be suppressed. 

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sjrcpa
Level 15
Jan 30, 2021 4:28 PM UTC

 I don't think you can.

You'd want to because nefarious people steal them and file fraudulent returns under them. Happened to me. Got a nastygram from Arizona. Ended up getting a new EFIN and was able to resolve issue with Arizona.

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Aaron 12
Aaron 12Author
Level 3
Jan 30, 2021 5:55 PM UTC

Thanks for the reply. It does seem odd that its not suppressed if it is so important to protect it.