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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi, Eric – I received the same error yesterday. It was code 101, which I looked up means that there are other entities with the same name so it needs to be done manually. I don’t know if that is a cop out
or actually true. I am going to try and add the date to the Trust name to see if that works.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Nelsen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 5, 2026 11:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv (wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com) <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] IRS EIN application online not working?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all—Is anyone else getting an error message from the IRS online EIN application, saying that they can’t provide an EIN online, and I have to fax or mail in the SS-4? This just happened today, supposedly after the “down for maintenance”
from 12/30 – 1/5 is supposed to be over.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">1417 31st Ave South<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Seattle WA 98144-3909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">206-625-0092<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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