topic Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah in State tax filing

Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

JohnDoe22 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:05:37 GMT

I am having trouble with my state taxes filing (Utah). I keep getting this error "Form TC-40W(1) need a 14 character payer ID. Have a done all the advice in other discussions on here: to edit my w-2 & 1099-r, I have deleted them and typed them in again, I delete the whole state taxes and did those over again too with no success, I keep getting this message. any other tips for me?

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

DMarkM1 — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:16:53 GMT

When the error pops up in "Smart Check" does it provide a box for you to enter the 14-digit ID? (not inside the form but on top of the form box). The 14-digit code is found on your W2 in box 15 and should end in "WTH". Put that in the box when that error pops.

If you have a 1099-R a 14 digit code could also be on that form and again will end in "WTH" so you can find it.

The other thing to try is to contact your employer or custodian for a 1099R to check the accuracy of the code on your W2 or 1099R.

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

AdamAbbi1242 — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:57:02 GMT

I am having the same problem however no exterior edit box appears to fix the problem. Is it a glitch?

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

SNOWSHOEZ — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:27:16 GMT

I figured this out Finally. Your Federal return will e-file perfectly, Its the State Return because either a W-2 or a 1099 series does not have all 14 digits and needs the WTH (What The Hell) input after.

Have Turbo Tax Print just you State Return and examine the TC-40W (W=Withholding). This form shows you all the W2 or 1099 Series that you had state withholdings taken out.

One of those do not have the magic* so update it and try it again.

Mine was a 1099-G (Unemployment Benefits) I withheld state and federal and paid back. In the Turbo Tax Overview that section read .00. So I kept missing it and thought it was my 1099-R (Annuity Benefit).

I hope this helps someone like me this year or even the next 🙂

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

SNOWSHOEZ — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:27:58 GMT

Never-mind Issue resolved see previous.

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

crispysince92 — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 09:34:28 GMT

I am having the exact same issue now. I filed my federal with no problems, however now I am trying to get this one accomplished. My wife owns her own business and she is the only employee so we are doing the TurboTax Self-employed edition and have followed all boxes. Any help would be great!

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

maddieblack — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 03:35:08 GMT

There is no input box provided for me to "fix" the field it says need fixed. It says that the Payer ID must be 14 characters long, but the form itself doesn't have that requirement for the payer ID. The payer id is only a 9 digit number and it matches my w2 exactly. The 14 characters requirement is only for the second field, and thats also correct. This is very frustrating because it looks 100% correct to me. And my other state return for MA had no issues, neither did the federal. Wtf is wrong here??

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

FatimahP — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:37:17 GMT

The first eleven characters are numeric and the last three are “WTH.” Do not enter hyphens. Example: 12345678901WTH. If you have UT in the ID please remove.

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

bbhoff — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 02:06:06 GMT

Removing the "UT" from the "Employer's state ID number" field worked for me. Thanks for the help.

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

whitlarson — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 22:31:14 GMT

I definitely wish I could get this to work. Mine had the UT at the beginning of the number so I took it out. That didn't fix the problem. I actually deleted my state taxes and started them over - but it didn't fix the issue. Has anyone else had issues with this year being particularly glitchy? I have had to delete the same forms (previous self employment forms) more than three times. They keep popping back up. Overall, not super happy with turbotax this year. And I've used it for years without issue. :(

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

DawnC — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:12:10 GMT

Try this - - Change the WTH to lower case (wth). Just make sure you put in the numbers first and then the letters without a hyphen. Example: 12345678901wth

@whitlarson

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

ricardobautista — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:37:51 GMT

Phone: (801) 297-2200

Call the Utah State Tax Commission - Hit 0 to chat with an operator then 4 on the second prompt to 'track refund or more options'. From there it took 10 minutes to connect with a rep. I explained the issue then they asked for the employer's EIN. Then the Rep asked for the State ID I had. Quickly pointed out my employer messed up and missed 2 digits at the beginning.

He gave me the correct. sequence over the phone & I finished filing my taxes right after.

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

kylejordanc12 — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:27:30 GMT

Im getting the same error and have not been able to figure it out.

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

kylejordanc12 — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:53:12 GMT

I was able to redo and type in my W-2 manually and changed the WTH to lower case on everyone of them and it worked. Hope you're all able to figure it out.

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

greatadam — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:11:10 GMT

This also worked for me. All 3 of my W-2s looked good and I got this error. Edited them to all have lower case wth instead of WTH. Deleted state return and had turbotax make it again and it worked like charm! What a stupid issue...

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

Magrod — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:02:37 GMT

Changing the WTH to lowercase wth worked for me

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

Magrod — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:03:39 GMT

This worked for me thank you

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

Cheyjawues97 — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:19:08 GMT

I have no entry box above everything to check. Do i just need to print out a clean fourm and just mail it in?? My federal is all correct but looking down at it, it has all my 2020 w2s all thrown into the one part 1, so all the info is wrong and jumbled

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

LenaH — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:59:11 GMT

No. You will have to edit the input of your W-2 on the federal screen, which will then flow to your Utah return.

You can follow these steps in TurboTax to edit your W-2:

Open your tax return.
Search for W-2 with the magnifying glass tool on the top of the page.
Select the Jump to W-2 link at the top of the search results.
Click on Edit next to your Utah W-2.
Enter the Utah payer ID as a 14 character number. The first eleven characters are numeric and the last three are “WTH.” Please do not include hyphens.

Example: 12345678901WTH.

Utah will NOT accept any other version for the Payer ID.

For additional information, please see TC-40W, Part 1.

@Cheyjawues97

Re: Form TC-40w(1) Payer ID Error in Utah

helenad23 — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:29:38 GMT

Not sure why but this worked for me after trying so many other things!! Thank you!