Why does my W2 have 2 rows listed for state taxes but the states are the same on both rows?

[carlissabaker]

My W2 has 2 separate rows for state taxes. Each row is the same state but different employer's state ID number. TurboTax is rejecting them because of duplicate rows (multiple rows with the same state listed). Is there anyway I can get passed this verification since this is exactly what is showing on my W2?

[ThomasM125]

There should only be one row for each state. You should ask your employer why there are two rows, maybe you worked in two different states but they didn't put the right state abbreviation on your W-2 form.

If the W-2 form is incorrect, you should ask your employer for a corrected one.

If both rows report correct state wages and tax withheld, such that when adding them together you get the correct totals, then you can try entering a separate W-2 just reporting one of the state rows and leaving that information off of the initial W-2 entry.

@carlissabaker

[edited 3/9/22 at 4:07PM PST]

[DanP0428]

This is a correct W2 with an unusual situation where another company has become an agent of the first.  TurboTax does not know how to deal with it.  The work around is to combine both amounts and input it under the first EIN.