Getting a rejection on 1041 having to do with EIN and name control match. I talked with IRS and they told me the name control is first 4 of first name. help

[George4Tacks]

Do you have the IRS Form 575 that lists the name and number? On page 2 is the control as a four letter 

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If you can't get the letter use this as a resource to call https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/lost-or-misplaced-your-ein

[itonewbie]

Just as George says.

Publication 4164 is also a good reference for MeF.  This section about name control may be of interest to you too:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4164.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A589%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3...