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A Control Number (Box D) is used by many payroll departments to uniquely identify a W-2 in their system. If your W-2 doesn't have one, it's no big deal – you can simply leave it blank.
TurboTax responds:
Are you trying to auto-import the W-2? You'll need a control number to import the W-2.
But just leave the field blank if you are entering the W-2 by hand.
If you see that the field is blank but you are still getting the error message, then delete the W-2 and re-add it manually.
I can't leave it blank it requires a value and mine doesn't have one so now I can't do my taxes.
The Control Number is not a required field.
A Control Number (box D) is used by many payroll departments to uniquely identify a W-2 in their system. If your W-2 doesn't have one, it's no big deal.
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