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When reviewing Utah tax return, it tells me to remove the hyphen from the Employer/Payer ID in box b from my W-2. However, I cannot edit this directly in the state return. How do I correct this?

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January 23, 2021
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The information flows from the federal into the state forms so the correction has to take place in the federal form. First edit it there and see if that takes care of the issue. Another option is to delete the W-2 and then re-enter it.

Please see the Help Article for entering a W-2 below:

How do I import or enter my W-2?

If you need additional assistance, please feel free to reach out to us.

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bahrbarianAuthor

I have gone to my W-2 and attempted to re-enter the employer/payer ID from box b on the W-2.

Specifically, my issue is that TC-W40(1) cannot have hyphens, but (at least from the help popup for box b when editing the W-2 itself) the original employer/payer ID in box b on the W-2 DOES need a hyphen after the first two digits. Whenever I try to edit this field, the hypen is automatically inserted.

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ErnieS0

TC-W40(1) pulls the tax ID number from Box 15 of your W-2. The number must be 14 characters without hyphens and should look like 12345678901WTH.

If your W-2 doesn’t have 14 characters in Box 15, we recommend you contact your employer to get their 14 character Employer State ID number or you can visit the Utah state website to find your company’s new code.

Learn more at Income Tax Withholding – TC-40W, Part 1.

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