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June 4, 2019
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I am trying to file my taxes and it is asking for a box d which my W2 does not have. Wanted to see if there is a way around this due to the site stating required

  • June 4, 2019
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I have spoken with the job that provided the W2 and was directed to you all

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Employee
June 4, 2019

You can just leave that box D blank. 

If you get errors when attempting to e-file with an empty Box D, just enter any number in this format: 5 digits, space, 5 digits (for example, 12345 67890) or leave it blank. The IRS doesn't care what's in Box D because its use by payroll departments is optional. 

Control Number (Box D) is used by many payroll departments to uniquely identify a W-2 in their system. If your W-2 doesn't have one, it's no big deal – you can simply leave it blank. 

Now, if you're trying to import your W-2 and you're persistently being asked to enter something in Box D, click skip import to get past this screen and manually enter your W-2 (which should only take a few minutes anyway).