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Level 3
posted May 1, 2020 11:59:19 AM

How to input employer name?

Hello. I am starting my 2019 taxes and have a question. One of the employers I worked for in 2019 has a long name, and as a result the employer name in Box-C gets cut off in the middle of a word. Am I supposed to input the employer name exactly as it's shown in Box-C, or am I supposed to put the full employer name?

 

Thank you.

 

Edit: I didn't do a good job writing this out. My question is in regards to the employer name being cut off in Box-C on the W-2 form. I am just trying to determine if I should enter it exactly as it appears on the W-2 form in box-C (with the name cut off), or if I should input the entire employer name.

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Employee Tax Expert
May 1, 2020 1:18:00 PM

It is up to you.

 

As long as your Employer Identification number, State Employer number, and your Social Security number are entered correctly, you should be fine entering the name as it was shown on your W-2 Form, even if the end of it is cut off.

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Expert Alumni
May 1, 2020 12:17:32 PM

You can enter as much as will fit in the TurboTax box - it doesn't have to be an exact match.

Level 3
May 1, 2020 12:36:35 PM

Thanks for the reply. I didn't do a good job of explaining this in my initial post, but my concern is that the employer name gets cut off in Box-C on the W-2 form. Should I input the employer name exactly as it appears in Box-C on the W-2, or should I put the full employer name?

 

Thanks.

Employee Tax Expert
May 1, 2020 1:18:00 PM

It is up to you.

 

As long as your Employer Identification number, State Employer number, and your Social Security number are entered correctly, you should be fine entering the name as it was shown on your W-2 Form, even if the end of it is cut off.