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Turbo tax is asking for a employer identity number but there is not one listed on my w2 in box 15, can I continue without it?

sabbath0526 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:42:39 GMT

If box 15, State Employer ID, is blank on your W-2, your...

TeresaM — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:42:41 GMT

If box 15, State Employer ID, is blank on your W-2, your e-file return should still go through just fine, as long as there are no other errors on your return. Your state department of revenue will be able to easily identify your employer from their 9-digit federal EIN, so the state ID number is a little redundant anyway, but is still a way that your state tracks employers in their internal state computer system.

If you are receiving an error for box 15, try using the federal ID in that box or if the state requires a particular format, such as ending in XYZ, then enter 99999999XYZ for the number of digits it specifies.

If the error persists , try deleting the form and reentering it. If you have "copied and pasted" to enter some of the information, it might have spaces or other invisible formatting characters that are causing the errors. Please be sure there are no extra spaces before the entries or after the entries. If you have imported into Turbo Tax, perhaps some of the data was damaged in the transfer and is not working properly, even if it looks correct on the page. Deleting the W-2 and manually entering it should solve the problem.

Re: Turbo tax is asking for a employer identity number but there is not one listed on my w2 in box 15, can I continue without it?

way2l84 — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:37:54 GMT

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Re: Turbo tax is asking for a employer identity number but there is not one listed on my w2 in box 15, can I continue without it?

Asmith8707 — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 02:58:05 GMT

If you look up the specific state's Secretary of State page, you will be able to find the taxpayer's state ID number.

Re: Turbo tax is asking for a employer identity number but there is not one listed on my w2 in box 15, can I continue without it?

Critter-3 — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:02:25 GMT

@Asmith8707 Why are you posting to a thread that is 2 years old ???

Re: If box 15, State Employer ID, is blank on your W-2, your...

Cyad — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:35:04 GMT

i used the Fed id and it cleaned the error