No, you should not just make the correction in TurboTax and e-file your tax return.
If you want to accept Hal_Al's solution and just file the W-2 the way it is, you can e-file it, as long as you enter it the way it was given to you.
If you follow the IRS procedure for an incorrect W-2, you will need to print and mail it.
You should contact the IRS to report that your W-2 form is wrong and that your employer refuses to correct it. Call them at 1-800-829-1040 or make an appointment at the Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC). Click here to find a TAC near you.
Next, they will contact your employer and request that they provide you a corrected copy of your W-2 form.
After that, the IRS will send you instructions for filing a substitute W2 on Form 4852. To do that in TurboTax:
- Select Federal on the left side menu.
- Select Wages & Income.
- Click Edit or Add to the right of Job (W2).
- Since you worked for this employer last year, select the W2 entry that rolled over from last year.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Change how I enter my form.
- Select Type it in myself at the bottom of the next page.
- Enter your W2 information as completely as you can.
- On the question, Let's check for uncommon situations, select the third choice, Didn't get a W-2 (manually calculate my earnings). The first option will automatically be selected as well.
- Select Continue.
- Complete the next few screens.
- When you get to Your substitute W-2 is ready to print, be sure to print and/ or save a copy for your records.
Please note you will be able to print and mail in your tax return with a substitute W2 statement, but you won't be able to e-file.
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