I will be getting about 40 W-2s. I know they will be W-2s and not 1099s, so please focus on my question. What is the max no. of W-2s that can be entered into Turbotax?

[fisherdave]

Is there a limit to how many W-2s can be entered into Turbotax?

[xmasbaby0]

Please keep your related questions in the same thread.   It becomes confusing to the forum when you use different threads about the same question/issue.

We really do not know if there is a limit to how many W-2's you can enter into the software, so you will just have to enter them and find out.   I have not ever seen a user who professed to having over 40 employers and over 40 W-2's to enter so this is uncharted territory.   But....all of your 2024 W-2's must be entered on the same Form 1040, so after the first one, click Add W-2, and keep entering them until every W-2 you receive for 2024 has been entered.

[Opus 17]

Somewhere online there should be a list of the e-filing rules and forms allowed.  For example, in past years, you could only attach 4 copies of form 8283 (for non-cash charity donations) to your return.  If you had so many non-cash donations that you needed more than 4 of that form, you had to mail your return.

Unfortunately, I don't know where that list is for this year, and I didn't find it in a quick search.  A tax professional might know.

[rjs]

When a form has a fixed maximum number of copies in TurboTax, when you add another copy in forms mode in the desktop software, the Add Form window shows how many have been used and the maximum number. For example, if you have one Schedule C, when you start to add a second Schedule C it will say "1/10 Copy Used," meaning that there is a maximum of 10 copies. But for a W-2, and many other forms, it does not show a maximum number. It just says, for example, "2 Copies Used." That indicates that there is no fixed maximum number. So I would assume that you can enter as many W-2 forms as you want.

You do not see the number of copies in TurboTax Online or in the Step-by-Step interview in the desktop software. It's only shown in forms mode in the desktop software.