Each time an employer is entered on a screen for a Form K-1F, K-1P, K-1S, W-2, W-2G, 1098, 1099-C, 1099-G, 1099-M, 1099-R, 2439, 2441, 8283, 8863,  DIV, INT, or OID, that employer's name, EIN (or SSN), address, and state ID number are automatically added to the EIN database.


Updating the EIN/name database from Last Year


    1. Select Last Year Data > Build EIN/Name from [last year]. This opens the "Build EIN Database and Name Index" dialog box.
    2. (If necessary) From the Prior year Drake program location drop list, select the drive where Drake17 is located.
    3. From the EIN/Name Index Options section, select the indexes to update and click Continue.
    4. Change the location of the prior-year return, if necessary.
    5. Wait for the program to finish scanning the files. (This update takes about one minute for every "2,000" client files.)
    6. Click Exit.