Entering a zip code from Winnipeg MB , the w-2 form gives me this as a zip code R3C- 1T1 and I can't seem to put it into the form on the computer, Please help

vonnie328 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:08:10 GMT

Receiving a W-2 from Winnipeg, Manitoba (with a Canadian...

GeoffreyG — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:08:11 GMT

Receiving a W-2 from Winnipeg, Manitoba (with a Canadian employer address format) can be a minor problem; but there are also a choice of solutions for you. Please allow us a moment to explain that.

The only truly critical information on your W-2 (that the IRS looks to see, anyway) is your Social Security Number, your employer's 9-digit Employer Identification Number (EIN), and your actual wage data. The rest of the information shown there is not really critical, or essential, to the accurate acceptance and processing of your tax return. Yet, for reasons of completeness, the TurboTax program asks users to fill in all of the fields from their W-2.

When there is a foreign employer (from Canada or otherwise), or a foreign address involved, you can see that this becomes an issue. As for solutions, then, you have a couple of them.

Does your Canadian employer have an office or divisional headquarters anywhere in the United States? If so, then you can safely substitute and use that address (even if something different is printed on your W-2 . . . just don't change the EIN). Alternatively, you can just input your own street address, including state and ZIP code, into the W-2 address field. As long as your employer's EIN is correct, the IRS, and anyone else such as a state department of revenue, will know what the truth is.

Thus, either of those choices is an acceptable way to enter your W-2, and file your tax return.

Thank you for asking this question.

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Entering a zip code from Winnipeg MB , the w-2 form gives me this as a zip code R3C- 1T1 and I can't seem to put it into the form on the computer, Please help

Receiving a W-2 from Winnipeg, Manitoba (with a Canadian...