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Level 2
posted Mar 26, 2020 9:55:40 AM

Employer Name on State Return

TTax is looking for my employers name on the state return.  I was not employed (retired) so I don't have an employer name.  Please advise.

 

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Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 10:16:49 AM

Did you receive a 1099-R for your retirement in 2019?  If so, who did you receive your retirement income from?

 

You may want to check your entries in TurboTax to make sure that you are not showing an W-2 that is triggering this question.  Here's how:

  1. While in your Tax Home,
  2. Select Wages & Income,
  3. Select Review/Edit,
  4. Select  Edit/Add next to Job (W-2),
  5. You should have nothing listed in this section.

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 4:27:01 PM

Great job digging! You need to delete the UE form. It is under the state of PA, buried in those forms. Follw my instructions above, scroll down until you find PA and delete the UE.

 

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Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 10:16:49 AM

Did you receive a 1099-R for your retirement in 2019?  If so, who did you receive your retirement income from?

 

You may want to check your entries in TurboTax to make sure that you are not showing an W-2 that is triggering this question.  Here's how:

  1. While in your Tax Home,
  2. Select Wages & Income,
  3. Select Review/Edit,
  4. Select  Edit/Add next to Job (W-2),
  5. You should have nothing listed in this section.

Level 2
Mar 26, 2020 11:49:54 AM

Per advice I revisited Wages and Salaries  The "I don't have any W-2s box was not checked.  I checked it and ran the review section.  Got same request for Employer information.  When I relooked at the Wages and Salaries section, the box I checked was now UNchecked.  Is this my problem?  How can this be fixed in TTax?

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 1:12:28 PM

Please open the section as if you did have a W-2.  It is possible that you have an empty posting listed as Untitled.  Delete that entry and it should clear the problem.

Level 2
Mar 26, 2020 3:07:00 PM

Thank you for your reply.  However, opening the Wage and Salary section, the is no W2 entry with any company data that could be deleted.  There is in the employee section my address that must have flowed from the initial personal section.  I still am not able to get rid of this.  

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 3:17:02 PM

Have you looked at your forms to see if something is stuck in there? Here is how to delete unwanted information:

  1. Open or continue your return in TurboTax.
  2. Locate Tax Tools 
  3. Select Tools
  4. See the pop-up window Tool Center
  5. Choose Delete a form
  6. Select Delete next to the form /schedule/worksheet in the list that should not be there
  7. Follow the instructions

Check in both the federal area for a worksheet from a W2 that may have carried over, anything else that could be misconstrued, check state forms. Good luck!

 

If there is still something wrong, you may want to contact a specialist that can work through that section of the return with you.

Level 2
Mar 26, 2020 3:49:49 PM

I am sorry to continue this but I did more searching and the thing that is stopping the PA state return is a schedule UE unreimbursed expenses (from a job I didn't have).  The help information said it comes from the Federal data which I cannot find.  Could you please point me to that area?  I really appreciate your patience on this.  I have been a TTax user for many years and never have run into this snag.  Not much has changed from tax data from year to year.  

Thank you!

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 4:27:01 PM

Great job digging! You need to delete the UE form. It is under the state of PA, buried in those forms. Follw my instructions above, scroll down until you find PA and delete the UE.

 

New Member
Apr 14, 2020 9:41:40 AM

Joyce was retired from state employment

New Member
Apr 14, 2020 9:48:32 AM

Joyce p. zavatkay  is retired from state employment. the 1099r form is from the office of the state comproller

Expert Alumni
Apr 14, 2020 9:58:20 AM

Why are you telling us this? Are you having a problem entering her 1099-R? Or are you having an issue on a state return? If so, what state and what issue?