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w-2 ein for a foreign company

bubelcpa
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I am getting an error message when entering a foreign w-2, they do not have a US ein.  Help?

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IntuitCharlene
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If the taxpayer received an actual W-2 then it would need to go on the W-2 worksheet which would require a EIN for e-file.  

 

If they did not receive an actual W-2 and it was just a foreign equivalant statement there is a way to enter foreign wages without using the W-2 Worksheet. 

  • Press F6 on the keyboard and type WAG to open the Wages Salaries and Tips Worksheet.
  •  Line 8b has a direct input line Total Foreign Source Income. 

 

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MASTAX-2020
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My client has an actual w-2 from Lululemon.  She worked in Maryland.  It has an ein and withholding, but the employer address is Vancouver BC.  I am getting error for needing a US abbreviation for the State.  BC did not work and the foreign zip code is not accepted either.

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MASTAX-2020
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The Proseries help menu told me exactly how to handle it.

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