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Received correction-only W2C before filing tax return. But Employer EIN is different. How to file?

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April 22, 2020
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I received a W2C (aka 44444) showing only the changes. However the Employer Federal EIN in box b is different from that of the original incorrect W2. Is this normal? I figured they would be the same...

Do I create one W2 entry? List the changes and EIN from W2C, fill out remaining boxes from the original W2, and ignore the different EIN on the original W2?

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Create two W2 entries? List only changes and EIN from W2C for one entry. And make another W2 entry for original W2.

Thank you.

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AnnetteB6

When you receive a corrected W-2, you create only one W-2 entry using the corrected information from the W2-C and the remaining information from the original W-2 you received.

Presumably, if the EIN is different on the corrected W-2, then that is a piece of information that is being corrected. Use the EIN from the W2-C.

Also, on the follow-up screen after entering your W-2 information titled 'Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2?', there will be an option to select that you are using a corrected W-2. Be sure to check that box.

@starkyfubbs

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starkyfubbsAuthor

Thank you Annette. I should have mentioned in the opening post that the EIN on the W2-C was not the information that needed correction (I could see how this may be the case in other situations). With this knowledge, I got in touch with the personnel that issued the W2-C. They confirmed it was an oversight, and reissued a new W2-C, with a EIN matching that of the original incorrect W-2.

I will now proceed following the other pieces of advice you listed:

@AnnetteB6 wrote:
When you receive a corrected W-2, you create only one W-2 entry using the corrected information from the W2-C and the remaining information from the original W-2 you received.

Also, on the follow-up screen after entering your W-2 information titled 'Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2?', there will be an option to select that you are using a corrected W-2. Be sure to check that box.