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February 14, 2023
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TurboTax is telling me that I cannot Efile because my State Employer's State ID# as listed is wrong, but I have verified that it is correct. What's next?

  • February 14, 2023
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I see this is a common issue, but I'm not sure how to solve it. Help!

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February 14, 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 (in capitols) with no dash. 

 

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 Turbo Tax, 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.

February 14, 2023

1. Box 15 is not blank, it has my companies state ID number in it on my W2. 

2.  My return is for the sate of MN not Utah, this comment appears to be copied from a previous post from 2021. 

3.  I deleted the W2 info and reentered it without copying and pasting, no changes to the result.  Once again this is copied from a 2021 post. 

Can I get some current help so i can efile? TurboTax won't allow me to efile with these errors saying this "will cause a efile reject". 

 

VolvoGirl
Employee
February 14, 2023

Do you have an amount in box 17?