It is not unusual to receive more than one W-2 when there is more than one state or local area to report. The paper version of W-2 forms is limited to
one area per printed form, but the electronic version within TurboTax allows
multiple state or local entries if needed.
The information reported on your multiple forms can be entered as
a single W-2 since it is from the same employer. Normally, one of the W-2 forms would report
information in Boxes 1 through 6 and then nothing would be reported in those
boxes on the additional forms that show the additional states. In your case, you only need to enter this information once and include an additional state row of information.
To enter this into your tax return, add additional rows to the
state or local sections by clicking the blue “Add another row” link under the state or local section of the W-2
(for TurboTax online), or simply type the data in the second row on the screen
(for TurboTax CD/downloaded versions). You
can add as many rows as needed to enter all of your information.
To go back to the W-2 section of your return, use these steps:
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On the top row of the
TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax
locate the search box in the upper right corner)
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This opens a box where you
can type in “W-2” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the
magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
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The search results will
give you an option to “Jump to early W-2”
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Click on the blue “Jump
to W-2” link
To confirm your comment, yes, the state information that you enter will be carried to the appropriate state return.
