topic I am not employed so don't have a W2 however Turbo Tax wants me to enter a W2, what do I do? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I am not employed so don't have a W2 however Turbo Tax wants me to enter a W2, what do I do?

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:04:27 GMT

Re: I am not employed so don't have a W2 however Turbo Tax wants me to enter a W2, what do I do?

DoninGA — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:07:25 GMT

Just select skip W-2 and continue.

Re: I am not employed so don't have a W2 however Turbo Tax wants me to enter a W2, what do I do?

LindaS5247 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:28:33 GMT

If you do not have a W-2 you do not have to enter one in TurboTax. As DoninGA says above, you can just move on to the next section.

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Re: I am not employed so don't have a W2 however Turbo Tax wants me to enter a W2, what do I do?

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:21:35 GMT

Thanks but I'm filing jointly with my husband who has a W2 so I can't skip the section, however it keeps looping back as it wants me to add a second W2.

Re: I am not employed so don't have a W2 however Turbo Tax wants me to enter a W2, what do I do?

JamesG1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:25:44 GMT

Just break out of the W-2 input cycle. In TurboTax, click My Info or Wages & Income to the left side of the screen.

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