State of Utah Producers Account Number

Also, I have found that if taxes paid to the state is entered in boxes 16-18 under 1099-MISC, the state return pulls that data in and combines it with the same taxes paid data reported from Utah form TC-675R. That doubles the amount of state taxes paid reported for mineral production, resulting in an error in the calculation of taxes owed.  The state has caught the error in years past and I have had to file amended returns until I figured out what was happening.

I am experiencing the same issue now.  This would be an easy fix if Intuit would accept the WPM account type for residents of Utah.  WTH and WPM are two different types of withholding accounts.  One is for income, the other is for ROYALTIES.  This error has tripped me up every year.  I'm really tired of it.  Intuit can do much better that this.  

Yes, if you enter Utah state withholding from a Form 1099-MISC in the Federal section, and add Utah state withholding from a Form TC-675R in the Utah state return interview, TurboTax will include both withholding figures. I have reported the issue with the duplicated withholding from the two forms for investigation. 

To help us troubleshoot this issue, you can send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information.  If you would like to do this, here are the instructions for TurboTax Online users: 

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5. Reply to this thread with your Token number. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information.  

We will then be able to see exactly what you are seeing, determine what is going on in your return, and provide you with a resolution.

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5. Post the 7-digit token number here in this thread

In the meantime, users could opt not to enter the Utah state withholding on Royalty income reported on a Form 1099-MISC if it duplicates the amount on Utah Form TC-675R.

Regarding the Utah payer's state ID issue:

The Utah instructions for entering state withholding for a Form 1099 state that the last three characters of the payer's state ID number need to be "WTH". The Utah instructions for entering state withholding for a Utah Form TC-675R state that the last three characters of the payer's state ID number need to be "WMP". It is the reporting form used that determines which letters to enter for the last three characters.

The Utah instructions for entering Form W-2 and Form 1099 include the following regarding the Withholding Account Number: The first eleven characters are numeric and the last three are “WTH.”  If form W-2 or 1099 does not include this number, contact the employer or payer to get the correct number to enter on TC-40W, Part 1. 

The Utah instructions for entering Mineral Production Withholding reported on either Form TC-675R or from Utah Schedule K-1 include the following regarding the Mineral Withholding Account Number: The first eleven characters are numeric and the last three are “WMP.” If form TC-675R does not include this number, contact the payer to get the correct number to enter on TC-40W, Part 2. 

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