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Turbo tax is stating my employer ID is invalid for electronic filing. I spoke with my HR and she stated I should be able to

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 5, 2019
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Best answer by MichaelL1

Totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accidental comma or period in that area

Level 15

Make sure the EIN (or FIN) is entered and not the control number. It should be 2 digits --7 digits

j-trevinoAuthor

Level 2

It is. I'm not sure what the problem is.

Level 15

Invalid for importing into TurboTax or e-filing?

j-trevinoAuthor

Level 2

It stated is employer ID is invalid for efiling. My HR I should be able too.

Level 15

totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accidental comma or period in that area.

j-trevinoAuthor

Level 2

I was able to file! Thanks so much!

Level 15

My pleasure, I am posting a short answer so others know this is taken care of. Thank you

Level 2

Had the same error. There was a leading space in the EIN. Once deleted it went through fine.

Level 2

I think this is a TurboTax bug. I retyped the EIN several times as prompted, but the leading space remained in the value. Only when I went to the highlighted blank at the top of the page and placed the cursor next to the first digit, then hit delete, did it finally remove this space and allow the e-file to work. Very annoying!

MichaelL1Answer

Level 15

Totally remove the Employer ID as there might be a accidental comma or period in that area

Level 2

I totally removed the space and double checked the number provided on my W2 and it still tells me the number is invalid for efile

Level 14

Try deleting the form and then re-enter completely again: How do I delete a W-2?

If this does not work reach out to your HR department to ensure the form is correct.

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