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New Member
posted Mar 17, 2020 5:28:35 PM

Should i file that i have two w2's because my job switched payroll providers in the first two months of the year?

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Expert Alumni
Mar 17, 2020 5:46:44 PM

If you received two W2's for the same employer, just combine the amounts in each W2 into one W2. 

New Member
Jan 21, 2023 2:32:57 PM

I have a similar question. I started at a company part time then internally transferred to full time. i have two w2's from my time as part time and my current full time position. the EIN is identical as well as the state ID number. is this also a situation where i can add up the numbers and combine both w2's into a single w2

Expert Alumni
Jan 23, 2023 5:27:28 AM

Having two W-2s from the same employer (due to a payroll provider switch, employee status change, restructuring of the business, etc.) is not unusual, and is treated the same way that W-2s from two different jobs would be. (Of course, as always you’ll want to be certain the W-2s have been done correctly, and follow up if the total amount of income, or anything else, doesn’t seem right.)

 

You could add the two W-2s yourself, making sure to round each first if applicable (since the total is what you’re ultimately reporting on your 1040). But just entering them as separate W-2s into the TurboTax program (and letting it do the math and whatever rounding is needed) is probably the best way to do that (and more like our “Come to TurboTax and don’t do your taxes” approach!).