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# Setting Up Your Business Tax Identity

> Add your EIN and mailing address so 1099 and Schedule C worksheets are complete.

## Overview

Your business tax identity is the EIN (or SSN) and mailing address that identify your bakery on tax documents. Knead uses it as the "payer" block on 1099-NEC forms, and your Schedule C and 1099 worksheets pull from it too. Set it up once and your tax-time documents are ready to go.

## Where to Find It

1. Tap **Settings**.
2. Tap **Business** to open `/settings/business`.
3. Find the **Tax Identity** card.

The card notes: "Used as the payer block on 1099-NEC PDFs. Schedule C and 1099 worksheets pull from here."

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kneadapp/GEXsIwkkXZhBlwIA/images/tax-identity.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=GEXsIwkkXZhBlwIA&q=85&s=08882ef967a6361a7c3b09a9395ff803" alt="The Tax Identity card on the Business settings page with EIN and mailing address fields" width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/tax-identity.png" />

## Filling In Your Tax Identity

Complete these fields:

* **EIN or SSN (used on 1099-NEC)**
* **Mailing address line 1**
* **Mailing address line 2**
* **City**
* **State**
* **ZIP**

Tap **Save tax identity**. You'll see "Tax identity saved." when it's stored.

<Note>Good to know: This is required before you can generate any 1099-NEC. If it's missing, the Contractors page shows an amber banner asking you to add it first.</Note>

## Tax Identity vs. Tax Settings

The same **Business** page has a separate **Tax Settings** card — don't mix them up:

| Card             | What it's for                                                         |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Tax Identity** | Your EIN/SSN and address used on tax documents (1099-NEC, Schedule C) |
| **Tax Settings** | Your sales-tax rate and label applied to customer invoices            |

For the sales-tax side, see [Tax Settings](/integrations-and-setup/tax-settings).

<Tip>Pro tip: If you operate under a registered business name with an EIN, use the EIN here rather than your personal SSN — it keeps your Social Security number off the forms you hand to contractors.</Tip>

## Related Articles

* [Contractors and 1099-NEC Forms](/bookkeeping-and-taxes/contractors-and-1099s)
* [Tax Settings](/integrations-and-setup/tax-settings)
* [The Schedule C Worksheet](/bookkeeping-and-taxes/schedule-c-worksheet)

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