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Control number is only one digit

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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Control number is only one digit

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. 

Control number is only one digit

The digit on my w2 was also 1 digit...8

So I simply made it 08 so I technically didn't change a thing.  Just add a zero in front of your single digit to get by that little hiccup. 

Control number is only one digit

Thank you

Control number is only one digit

Worked for me. Thanks. 

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