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IRS reference number 113

Estate / Trust — responsible-party SSN required

For an estate or trust, the responsible party's SSN/ITIN is required and the field was left blank or invalid.

Retry with executor SSNciteIRS Pub 1635cite26 CFR §301.6109-1citeForm SS-4 Inst.

Plain-English meaning

What reference 113 means

For an estate or trust, the responsible party's SSN/ITIN is required and the field was left blank or invalid. [1]

For the IRS's own wording of this reference number, read the source directly: IRS Pub 1635 (PDF) and the Form SS-4 instructions.

Three patterns we see most

Most common causes

  • Online assistant does not allow EIN-based responsible party for estates/trusts.
  • Executor/trustee SSN missing or formatted incorrectly.

Step-by-step

How to fix it

  1. 1Provide the executor's or trustee's SSN or ITIN — not an EIN.
  2. 2If the executor has no SSN/ITIN, file SS-4 by mail or fax.

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IRS reference number 113
Estate / Trust — responsible-party SSN required
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What it actually means

For an estate or trust, the responsible party's SSN/ITIN is required and the field was left blank or invalid. [1]

Most common causes
  • Online assistant does not allow EIN-based responsible party for estates/trusts.
  • Executor/trustee SSN missing or formatted incorrectly.
Step-by-step fix
  1. 1Provide the executor's or trustee's SSN or ITIN — not an EIN.
  2. 2If the executor has no SSN/ITIN, file SS-4 by mail or fax.
citeIRS Pub 1635cite26 CFR §301.6109-1citeForm SS-4 Inst.

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