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April 6, 2023
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I am told "UT Withholding ID number must be 14 characters long without hyphens" but it IS 14 characters and is also the EXACT number on w-2 formatted ###########WTH

  • April 6, 2023
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My second job is also in utah has no issues

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April 6, 2023

If box 15, State Employer ID, is blank on your W-2, your e-file return should still go through just fine, as long as there are no other errors on your return.  Your state department of revenue will be able to easily identify your employer from their 9-digit federal EIN, so the state ID number is a little redundant anyway, but is still a way that your state tracks employers in their internal state computer system. 

 

If you are receiving an error for box 15, try using the federal ID in that box or if the state requires a particular format, such as ending in XYZ, then enter 99999999XYZ for the number of digits it specifies. In Utah, there should be 11 numerals followed by wth  with no dash.  (if you have tried it as all capitals, try them as lower case)

 

If the error persists, try deleting the form and reentering it.  If you have "copied and pasted" to enter some of the information, it might have spaces or other invisible formatting characters that are causing the errors.  Please be sure there are no extra spaces before the entries or after the entries.  If you have imported into TurboTax, perhaps some of the data was damaged in the transfer and is not working properly, even if it looks correct on the page.  Deleting the W-2 and manually entering it should solve the problem.