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Form W-2 - Employer's State ID Number
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The IRS added a new Business Rule (or rejection code) that will reject a return with wages in Box 16 of Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement, if either the state abbreviation or state ID field is missing. The alert you see is looking for valid data, and the TaxAct® program no longer accepts all 0s. You can enter any of (1) None, (2) Not Applicable, or (3) 000000001 for the State ID No. to surpass this alert.

If you need help reporting your Form W-2 in the TaxAct program, go to our Form W-2 - Entering in Program FAQ.