Copy+Paste not working in Form W-2

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November 22, 2022
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In TurboTax Premier 2022, Copy+Paste is not working in Form W-2. For instance, I want to copy Box1 (wages) to Box3 (Social Security wages). Selecting text (left button down, drag , left button up) highlights it as expected, but Copy does not work: Right button does not bring up the context menu to choose Copy, and invoking Edit from the top menu bar does not allow Copy to be choosen. Also, I cannot Paste text (selected and Copied while in Notepad) into TurboTax: Paste operation cannot be chosen from context menu nor top menu bar. (This is on PC, WinPerRelease022.000.0239 of 11/21/2022.)

Best answer by DoninGA

Copy using Ctrl+C

Paste using Ctrl+V

DoninGA

Answer

Level 15

Copy using Ctrl+C

Paste using Ctrl+V

Critter-3

Level 15

FYI ...

1) 2022 W-2 forms are not issued until January 2023. Do not use the info on the last pay stub as it may not be correct and if you do make sure you review it against the actual W-2 form once issued.

2) there is nothing stopping you from simply entering the data in each box manually

jreiser3Author

Level 2

1) I'm forecasting: use F8 to mark a field as Estimated; TT gladly finds the next Error during a review.

2) The previous answer (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) is much better than re-typing. I have hundreds of fields to copy. I use TT2021 throughout the year to prepare an estimated 2022 return, updating YTD and forecasting the rest of the year via Itemization (Ctrl+I). With several jobs, stock+bond trades, gambling win+lose, pandemic payments, etc., it is essentially necessary to do this. In fact, my biggest gripe against TT is that it is impossible to import the *DATA* from this estimated return into TT 2022.