When is the Hawaii Individual Form 2106 Employee Business Expenses going to be available for Electronic Filling?

[hotsteelnine]

Is Turbo Tax going to make available Hawaii's Individual Form 2106 Employee Business Expenses for e-filling? If so when is the anticipated release day for the "E"-File form...

Thank you in advance

[cmr33]

I don't have employee business expenses. Why is form 2106 holding me back from efiling my HI return?

[pinkyatb]

Desktop software still will not let me print and I do not need to file form 2106.  It will not let me delete it either.

[rpsmith808]

Just ran Update and it updated Federal forms but Turbo Tax Home and Business is still saying form 2106 has not  been approved for filing with Hawaii State return.  Unable to save as PDF, print or file State return.  Recommended answer below gives link to table that indicates the form is available for printing but not e-filing yet there is no link to said form and I'm unable to find it anywhere even IF I was able to get Turbo Tax to allow me to print out the return in the first place, which I am not.

[masako30]

This has been so frustrating.  I had to file an extension and worked with Turbo tax over the phone.  Today they sent me a new download and that didn't work either.  After thinking about it and looking over the tax return in the form section,  I'm going to print a Federal 2106, than the form N-11 than delete the Hawaii 2106 than print the rest of the Hawaii forms needed to be turned in with the return and turn that in.  I am hoping that will work.  

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

The Hawaii Form HI 2106, Employee Business Expenses is estimated to be available on 02/21/19 for printing only.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for state forms availability - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1908857-state-forms-availability-table-for-turbotax-individual-per...

[lcharton]

So will we not be able to eFile that form at all?  Or is the eFile date later than the printed form date?

[DoninGA]

The form cannot be e-filed for tax year 2018.only printed.

[may96744]

Do I need this form, I don not have any business expenses?

[hotsteelnine]

I do not own a business. However I have employee expenses i.e. tools, work related literature etc... I have out of pocket personal expenses in order to do my job as mechanic tools are not provided by Ford, Chevy, GMC, etc)... Why do I need to file Form 2106 if I do not own a business?????

[DoninGA]

Hawaii Form HI 2106, Employee Business Expenses is for reporting your Employee business expenses.  If you receive a W-2 from your employer you are an employee.  
If you are a self-employed sole proprietor/independent contractor then your expenses are not entered on the HI 2106.

[hotsteelnine]

Thank you for your reply...I get it...I do have a W-2 from my employer...On the updated section of Turbo Tax forms it states that Form 2106 is available for e-filling..My issue is that after Turbo Tax completes all of its reviews it states that Hawaii has "NOT" released a new 2106 therefore I'm unable to file..So is Hawaii going to release a new 2106 for e-filling? If not why can Turbo Tax not continue with the Federal Filling?

[DoninGA]

According to the Hawaii state forms filed the HI 2106 will only be available for printing and mailing on 02/22/19.  Which means you will have to print and mail your state return since it cannot be e-filed with the 2106 attached.

[rpsmith808]

Just ran Update and it updated Federal forms but Turbo Tax Home and Business is still saying form 2106 has not  been approved for filing with Hawaii State return.  Unable to save as PDF, print or file State return.  Recommended answer gives link to table that indicates the form is available for printing but yet there is no link to the actual form and I'm unable to find it anywhere even IF I was able to get Turbo Tax to allow me to print out the return in the first place, which I am not.