How do I correct the zip to reflect a Canadian company?

[BMcCalpin · Accepted solution]

If you are referring to entering a Canadian zip code on the W-2, please do the following:

1.      Delete the W-2

2.      When you add a new W-2, the screen will ask you for the employer’s EIN. DON’T PUT ANYTHING HERE.

3.      Instead, just leave the EIN field blank and continue.

4.      Enter your complete W-2 information on the next page. Make sure to indicate that this is a foreign address (under “Address Type”). It’s OK to enter the EIN here at the top of the page.

5.      Be sure you enter everything from the W-2 – the input screen is rather long and needs scrolling.

Now you will see that the software has no problem with the Canadian zip code.

[mplomax]

I wanted to add to what TurboTaxBillMc stated above as, in my situation, I was still a bit confused.  Turned out I did not need to delete the already entered W-2 but rather just edit it.

I use the ability to download an ADP W-2 to kick-off my tax preparation.  However I have the same issue where the company I work for is based in Canada and thus W-2 reflects that.  The download incorrectly entered the data into the TurboTax W-2 form.

Read a couple of responses here including this one.  Problem was, in the Wizard area, you cannot edit a downloaded W-2.

I found a couple of tricks to get around this:

Easiest was to click the "+ Add W-2" button which takes you to the "Here's your W-2 info".  Here you can now "Edit" the downloaded W-2.  Select "Other" for "Location" and then you can select "Foreign Address".

You can also click the "Forms" icon at the tope and locate the actual W-2 form in the listing on the left.

For both approaches above, in the "City" field enter "<city>, <province>, <postal code>" as each appears on your paper W-2 form.  For "Country" in the wizard, select the appropriate country.  "Canada" in my case.  On the form, put the country code, "CN" in my case, in the "Foreign Country" field.