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Turbo tax is stating my employer ID is invalid for electronic filing. I spoke with my HR and she stated I should be able to

j-trevino — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:18:12 GMT

Make sure the EIN (or FIN) is entered and not the control...

MichaelL1 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:18:13 GMT

Make sure the EIN (or FIN) is entered and not the control number. It should be 2 digits --7 digits

It is. I'm not sure what the problem is.

j-trevino — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:18:15 GMT

It is. I'm not sure what the problem is.

Invalid for importing into TurboTax or e-filing?

MichaelL1 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:18:16 GMT

Invalid for importing into TurboTax or e-filing?

It stated is employer ID is invalid for efiling. My HR I...

j-trevino — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:18:17 GMT

It stated is employer ID is invalid for efiling. My HR I should be able too.

totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accide...

MichaelL1 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:18:40 GMT

totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accidental comma or period in that area.

I was able to file! Thanks so much!

j-trevino — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:19:52 GMT

I was able to file! Thanks so much!

My pleasure, I am posting a short answer so others know t...

MichaelL1 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:19:54 GMT

My pleasure, I am posting a short answer so others know this is taken care of. Thank you

Had the same error. There was a leading space in the EIN...

erparker — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:19:55 GMT

Had the same error. There was a leading space in the EIN. Once deleted it went through fine.

Totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accide...

MichaelL1 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:19:57 GMT

Totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accidental comma or period in that area

Re: Totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accide...

bm12497 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 01:33:01 GMT

I totally removed the space and double checked the number provided on my W2 and it still tells me the number is invalid for efile

Re: Totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accide...

JeanneLO — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:26:15 GMT

@bm12497

Try deleting the form and then re-enter completely again: How do I delete a W-2?

If this does not work reach out to your HR department to ensure the form is correct.

Re: Had the same error. There was a leading space in the EIN...

vgf — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:21:37 GMT

I think this is a TurboTax bug. I retyped the EIN several times as prompted, but the leading space remained in the value. Only when I went to the highlighted blank at the top of the page and placed the cursor next to the first digit, then hit delete, did it finally remove this space and allow the e-file to work. Very annoying!