Filing my own 1040 in ProConnect

[Harp0503]

I just started my business this year and have filed all paid preparer returns with my social as the "EIN."  When preparing my own return, I remember the customer service rep that I signed up thru telling me that I have to do something different when preparing my own return.  I'm getting a message that says "The EIN is invalid.  The firm's EIN should be nine digits and cannot be all zeroes or all nines.  Check and verify the entry."  Anyone know?  Do I delete my "EIN" in the preparer section?

[sjrcpa]

I don't know the solution but I strongly advise you to get an EIN.

With all the identity theft these days, I wouldn't want my SSN on every return I send out.

[qbteachmt]

I think this takes about 8 minutes:

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

You want to stop using the SSN for anything except SS interactions.