If box 15, State Employer ID, is blank
on your W-2, your
e-file return should still go through just fine, as long as there are no other
errors on your return. Your state department of revenue will be able to
easily identify your employer from their 9-digit federal EIN, so the state ID
number is a little redundant anyway, but is still a way that your state
tracks employers in their internal state computer system.
If you are receiving an error for box 15, try using the federal ID in that box or if the state requires a particular format, such as ending in XYZ, then enter 99999999XYZ for the number of digits it specifies.
If the error persists , try deleting the form and reentering it. If you have "copied and pasted" to enter some of the information, it might have spaces or other invisible formatting characters that are causing the errors. Please be sure there are no extra spaces before the entries or after the entries. If you have imported into Turbo Tax, perhaps some of the data was damaged in the transfer and is not working properly, even if it looks correct on the page. Deleting the W-2 and manually entering it should solve the problem.
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If you look up the specific state's Secretary of State page, you will be able to find the taxpayer's state ID number.
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