I'm getting an error that I can't file electronically because I have two entries from the same state in box 15. I tried to prepare manually instead, but only the first line pulls into the return and I don't have the option to enter a second line within the same W2 info. It only lets me report half my state returns.
The PEO assured me this was correct and will not issue separate W-2s.
Could someone please let me know how I am supposed to file this? Can TurboTax handle this scenario?
Thanks in advance!
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Listing more than one state and breaking down the income between the 2 states is normal ... listing the same state twice is not. So if you add up the state income on the 2 separate lines and they equal box 1 of the W-2 then simply combine the amounts in the program ... that should fix your error warning.
Thanks for your reply! That makes sense for the total values, but how do I handle the two separate employer state codes? They are truly two separate companies, under one PEO. I received different income from each one.
Same problem here, 2 companies with two CA state EINs showing up in Box 15, one FEIN in b for the PEO because I had 2 employers that both used TriNet as PEO.
I bought the State E-file immediately before hitting this "You can't e-file because you have 2 entries with the same state in Box 15" blocker. What is in the boxes matches the W-2 & the PEO tells me they can't send 2 W-2s because it's the same FEIN.
You can not have two entries in that box. Have you tried what Critter-3 suggests above and add them together?
"Listing more than one state and breaking down the income between the 2 states is normal ... listing the same state twice is not. So if you add up the state income on the 2 separate lines and they equal box 1 of the W-2 then simply combine the amounts in the program ... that should fix your error warning."
You have one W-2, two CA state EINs, and two entries in box 15?
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Just successfully filed using that, fingers crossed. Will update on the hijinks.
Fed & State returns accepted & refunds received. Call it a win! (...so far...they have years to change their minds.)
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