This year we've made importing your info into TurboTax easier than ever
before! You can successfully import your info directly from your employer. If
TurboTax doesn't recognize your employer's EIN for any reason, you'll have the
option to snap a photo of your W-2 using your smart phone.
Requirements to successfully import your W-2 directly from
your employer
- Your payroll
provider needs to be a TurboTax Import Partner (we determine this by
your employer's EIN)
- Your W-2
must be available for import – most are ready by February 1, and some are
disabled after the April filing deadline
- We'll need
the Box
1 amount from your W-2
- You can
also use the YTD (Year to Date) gross income from your year-end
paystub. More info
- In some
cases, we'll need the Box
d Control Number from your W-2, but only if your payroll
provider requires this for the import (not all of them do).
If you're unable to import directly from your employer, you'll have a chance
to snap a picture of your W-2 using your smart phone camera.
Let's import your W-2!
- Open
(continue) your return in TurboTax if you don't already have it open.
- Inside
TurboTax, search for W-2
(upper- or lower case, with or without the dash) and then click the
"Jump to" link in the search results.
- A W-2 screen will
open. On this screen you can add, edit or delete as necessary.
- Enter the
9-digit Employer ID Number from your W-2, click Continue, and follow the
onscreen instructions to import your W-2.
- If you're
unable to import directly from your employer, you will then get an option
to snap a picture of your W-2.
If you don't have your employer's EIN or would prefer to skip the import
options, you can open a screen to manually
enter the info from your W-2 instead.
Related Information:
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