Have a Redacted (masked) transcript?  
If your client has a masked transcript, you can try to figure out the name of the company and get the companies EIN using the following resources:

First--see if the client can provide a name.  If not, enter the partial name on this site (as seen on the transcript): ​cotaxaide.org/tools/EIN%20Search%20Tool.html   then compare the last 4 of EIN#. Hopefully you find it on this list.

If you know the name of the company--you can look on the link above. If you can't find it there, then try this site: https://eintaxid.com/

Remember, the name and Last 4 should match. On a masked transcript, the first part of an address also appears. If the transcript is a few years old, though, the address may have changed. Sometimes I put the company name and partial address in Google Search to get the full correct address that matches the transcript.


**For those in SWFL (and your sites across the country can do this too) there is an EIN report built in Taxslayer  that can be run for each tax site--perhaps the company was entered in a previous year on someone else's return and the data can be pulled out. For SWFL-- I have compiled the reports from all 12 of our Taxslayer accounts into one spreadsheet. It is sorted by last 4 digits of EIN #, then by company name.  You can always use the Control F search feature too. ​SWFL--Click Here to open--Usually updated in October before we get kicked out of Taxslayer :)

Still can't figure it out? That is okay. I have a generic number I have been using for years--this will help you enter the information--BUT YOU CANNOT E-FILE THE RETURN AND DO NOT PRINT ANY W2s or 1099Rs from Taxslayer to give the client. The use of this number allows you to complete your data entry, print the return, and give to client to sign and mail.

• My Made-Up # is: 65-211155; Make Believe, 123 Imaginary Lane, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
• BUT YOU CANNOT E-FILE THE RETURN AND DO NOT PRINT ANY W2s or 1099Rs from Taxslayer to give the client
• It will reject!!!!

For Program Managers--- If you are not sure how to run an EIN report in Taxslayer for your VITA/TCE program, please see below:

• Main Menu--> Report-->  Other Data Reports--> EIN Report

If you do not see EIN Report on this screen--you need to configure it in. See below

• Configuration--> Report Customization--> In the report type field type EIN--> Select EIN Report--> Click Save
• Go Back to the Main Menu--> Report-->  Other Data Reports--> EIN Report

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 Census Bureau EIN#s 
Here is a list of some Employer Identification Numbers (EIN) for the   Regional Offices, so you could use the following if you don’t have other information: (got off Reddit.com post-not verified)
Atlanta 580708638
Chicago 362409412
Denver 840484686
Los Angeles 952037286
New York 135673128
Philadelphia 231538444

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