If you have no separate state
business identification number on your W-2 form, then just try using your employer's
federal employer identification number (EIN) again in Box 15. That will look
basically look something like the following format: 73-1234567.
Your state should be able to match your W-2 to your employer's reported wage
information using the federal number (if necessary).
This should then allow you to e-file
and get around any TurboTax program "error" messages, by inputting
something (a value) into the field. If you try that approach but still
encounter problems, then try entering some variation on a "nonsense"
value such as 55555 55555 (with a space between), or a series of consecutive
zeros or integers.
If you want to go to the trouble,
you could also just wait and ask your employer's payroll or human resources
office. They should have this information on file.
In any event, the IRS
computers, and your state department of revenue, really should not care, as they're
really just looking for the Federal EIN, employee Social Security Number, and
relevant wage data. The State ID is mainly a bureaucratic
convenience for your state. In other
words, this single issue should not affect the processing of your tax return.
If this blockage prevents you from e-filing, you can't get
around it, and you cannot obtain a state ID number from your employer,
then you always have the "back up" option of paper-filing a traditional
tax return.
Thanks for asking this question, and
good luck to you!
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