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Form W-2G State & Local Section

fnich1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:35:53 GMT

I live in Illinois and have W-2G forms earned in Nevada that are giving me a problem on the Windows desktop version of TT Deluxe.

Here is an example of a W-2G that is giving me trouble:

Box 13 State/Payer's State ID Number: <Blank> on W-2G

Box 14 State Winnings: $1,500 on W-2G

Box 15 State Income Tax Withheld: <Blank> on W-2G

Box 16 Local Winnings: $1,500 listed on W-2G

Box 17 Local Income Tax Withheld: <Blank> on W-2G

Box 18 Name of Locality: Listed on W-2G

When entering exactly what is shown on my W-2G form in this section on TT, I immediately see "Needs Review" on the W-2G summary section. When running Smart Check, it says "Payer's State ID number must be entered". Also, "State code must be entered".

I could copy the payer's federal ID to this section to resolve the first error, but what am I supposed to do with the State ID? Conversely, I could delete the state and local winnings amounts as well as the locality so that this entire section is blank, but I don't feel as though I should do that since this information has been included on the form.

Re: Form W-2G State & Local Section

TomK2023 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:30:49 GMT

Enter NV for State and Federal ID for the State ID.

Re: Form W-2G State & Local Section

fnich1 — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:07:39 GMT

Thanks for your reply. I did copy the payor's federal ID into the state ID box. I was not able to enter Nevada for the state, as it was not included in the drop down of available choices on the W-2G screen. I think this is because Nevada does not have a state tax.

When I ran Smart Check, every one of the related W-2Gs created an error because the state was missing. During Smart Check, I was able to use the drop down and enter Nevada (NV) without any problems.

This buggy issue was somewhat of a pain and could have easily been avoided had TT allowed me to enter Nevada right there on the W-2G screen. But it didn't, and I needed to correct every error on the Smart Check screen.

I was able to E-file my return with the IRS without any problems.

Re: Form W-2G State & Local Section

ct402485 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:36:31 GMT

When you delete the W2G and renter all the information except the state information from Box 13 down for NV it works. At least it worked form.