That shouldn't really pose a
problem; or at least not one that will prevent you from filing your tax
return. Please allow us to explain.
The only truly meaningful
elements on a W-2, or 1099-R, for income tax filing purposes are the federal EIN (Employer's ID number), your own Social Security Number (SSN),
and your actual wage or retirement income data. If there was a mistake made with any of these
items, then that would definitely be something that requires attention.
However, with respect to the state
number ID issue, it won't really matter what you input here,
as long as the software will accept it (explained below), and as long as your federal EIN is correct (if you don't have a federal EIN, then we suggest contacting your employer or pension company and obtaining that vital bit of information).
Simply try
leaving the State ID space entirely blank at first. If there is any issue that prevents e-filing your tax return with a blank here, and it absolutely
requires some value in the software, then either try using your Federal EIN
here (i.e., over again in the State ID field), or enter a clearly "fictitious" value such as 12345 67890 (with
a space in the middle, or not).
If the TurboTax program asks you for
a State ID number in a specific format, such as needing exactly 9-digits and
ending in XYZ, for instance, then just enter a value that conforms to
that format . . . such as 123456XYZ. This should enable you to bypass the
issue and file your tax return. In other words, try to be a little creative
here, and just give the software some value (even a made-up one) that it will
accept.
In fact, the IRS computers and
your state department of revenue really won't care, as, they're really just
looking for the federal EIN, SSN, and relevant wage or retirement income data.
The State
ID is simply a bureaucratic convention for your state; the state department of revenue can, and
will, still be able to easily and uniquely identify your employer or pension firm by their
federal EIN, even if they have to cross-reference the Federal / State ID
numbers in their database. In other words, this single issue should not
affect the processing of your tax return, as long as you can satisfy the
software with some acceptable input (or none at all).
Once again, your state should still
be able to understand and process your tax return. As a very last resort,
if nothing else works, you attempt to e-file and your state return is still
rejected, then you can always ask your employer or pension company's payroll office, human
resources department, or customer service center for the actual State ID number.
Thank you for asking this question.
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