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New Member
posted May 31, 2019 11:44:51 PM

Control number is only one digit

0 4 6808
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Level 9
May 31, 2019 11:44:54 PM

You can either skip that section and leave it blank. Or if you are receiving an error, just put in any combination of numbers in this specific format 5 digits, space, 5 digits (for example, 12345 67890). 

That is just a number that the payroll team uses to identify your W-2 for their system purposes.This is not something the IRS needs, so as long as you input something in this format, you can proceed. 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4417180

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Level 9
May 31, 2019 11:44:54 PM

You can either skip that section and leave it blank. Or if you are receiving an error, just put in any combination of numbers in this specific format 5 digits, space, 5 digits (for example, 12345 67890). 

That is just a number that the payroll team uses to identify your W-2 for their system purposes.This is not something the IRS needs, so as long as you input something in this format, you can proceed. 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4417180

New Member
Mar 28, 2020 12:45:49 AM

The digit on my w2 was also 1 digit...8

So I simply made it 08 so I technically didn't change a thing.  Just add a zero in front of your single digit to get by that little hiccup. 

New Member
Mar 1, 2022 9:37:45 AM

Thank you

Level 1
Mar 6, 2023 11:16:35 AM

Worked for me. Thanks.