Booger Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Client's W2 has the incorrect SS #. Will use the correct number on the 1040. Client wants to e-file. Do I correct the SS # on the W2 screen? If I do this, will the e-file be accepted? Client will inform employer and request a corrected W2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderweb Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 It is best to have a corrected W2 rather than making changes to it yourself. Have the client contact his/her employer to make the changes then proceed with e-filing the returns. Don't take it upon yourself to do that. That is to me compromising yourself and your business. Have the corrected W-2 come directly from the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 No, I was just going to use the corrected SS # on the W2 SCREEN that's in the program, NOT THE ACTUAL W2!! Sorry if you misunderstood my question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Bob Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 No, I was just going to use the corrected SS # on the W2 SCREEN that's in the program, NOT THE ACTUAL W2!! Sorry if you misunderstood my question. If you are filing electronically, I would think that there would be some point (either before or after acceptance of the e-file) where the W-2 information from the return you sent (with corrected SSN) does not match what the IRS has (what employer entered and sent to IRS on copy A of the W-2). I would think this would cause problem....just not sure when in the process it would become an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imjulier Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I had this 2 years ago and completed the taxpayer's return as if the SS# was theirs.....meaning I didn't change anything in the W-2 input form. I then told them to have the employer issue a corrected W-2. The employer must have done that since we didn't receive a tax notice. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRS Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 In my case, same as post, the return kept getting rejected after the employer insisted it had been corrected. The client made them send her a copy of the corrected w-2 and guess what, they never changed it. Two days after electronically corrected, the return went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I had this 2 years ago and completed the taxpayer's return as if the SS# was theirs.....meaning I didn't change anything in the W-2 input form. I then told them to have the employer issue a corrected W-2. The employer must have done that since we didn't receive a tax notice. Julie Julie, did you use the correct SS# on the 1040, and left the incorrect one on the W2 input form? Or did you use the incorrect SS# on the 1040? Please advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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