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New Member
posted Feb 21, 2020 12:03:05 PM

I need to add the EIN number from my employer to turbo taxes

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Returning Member
Feb 21, 2020 12:20:24 PM

The EIN is one of the first things requested to be entered on the W2 form entry process.

If you have already entered the W2, then you can select the "Wages & Income" button which will take you to the list of  available W2 which you could then select and edit the appropriate one to add the changes, including the EIN directly to the existing file.

If there are no W2s, the app will ask for some information about who it is for, then it will ask for the EIN as one of the first things.

If the W2 you wish to modify is not in the list, you can add a new one using the EIN that  you have and if the other shows up somehow, you can delete it when it does appear. 

Expert Alumni
Feb 21, 2020 12:21:36 PM

The EIN gets entered when you enter your W-2(s).  To edit a W-2, or add a new one:  

  • From Tax Home, open or continue your return.
  • In the upper right menu, select and search for W-2.
  • Select the Jump to link at the top of the search results.
  • At the Let's start with some info from this W?2 screen, don’t enter your employer's EIN, just select Continue.
    1. Or, Select Edit if you see the W-2 on the  Here’s your W-2 info screen.
  • On the Let’s type in the rest of your W-2 info screen, you can manually enter your W-2 information or edit and add the EIN to your previously entered W-2.