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posted Jun 5, 2019 3:37:01 PM

It's saying my control number needs to be 2 numbers but on my w2 it only has one. What do I do

It's saying my control number needs 2 numbers but on my w2 it only has 1.  What do I do ?

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Jun 5, 2019 3:37:02 PM

You can either skip that section and leave it blank. Or if you are receiving an error, just put in any combination of numbers in this specific format 5 digits, space, 5 digits (for example, 12345 67890). 

That is just a number that the payroll team uses to identify your W-2 for their system purposes.This is not something the IRS needs, so as long as you input something in this format, you can proceed. 

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