Error 0505: "Employer identification number (Box b) ..." When Checking E-filing Status
Updated: 1/16/2012
Article ID: SLN12049
This message occurs when checking the status of an e-filed return. Here's the complete message:
Error Code 0505: Employer identification number (Box b) of Form W-2 and/or W-2GU, payer identification number of Form W-2G, payer identification number of Form 1099-G, or payer identification number of Form 1099-R was issued during the current tax year.
How to resolve this error
You need to check the employer identification numbers on your W-2s, 1099-Rs, 1099-Gs and W-2Gs. Here's how:
- Open your return in TurboTax.
- Select the Federal Taxes tab, and then select Income.
- Check the employer ID numbers on each of your W-2s:
- Select Edit for the 1. Wages and Salary option.
- Select the first W-2 in the list, and then select Edit.
- Verify that the Employer's Federal ID No. matches the W-2 from your employer. Update it if it was entered incorrectly.
- Select the Back button and repeat this for each W-2.
- Select Done to return to the Your Income screen.
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- Check the ID numbers on each of your 1099-R:
- From the Your Income screen, select Edit for the 5. IRA and Pension Distributions option.
- Select the first 1099-R in the list, and then select Edit.
- Verify that the Federal ID No. matches your 1099-R. Update it if it was entered incorrectly.
- Select the Back button and repeat this for each 1099-R.
- Select Done to return to the Your Income screen.
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- Check the ID numbers on each of your 1099-G:
- From the Your Income screen, select Edit for the 6. State and Local Tax Refunds option.
- Select the first item in the list, and then select Edit.
- Verify that the Federal ID No. matches your 1099-G. Update it if it was entered incorrectly.
- Select the Back button and repeat this for each 1099-G.
- Select Done to return to the Your Income screen.
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- Check the ID numbers on each of your W-2Gs:
- From the Your Income screen, select Edit for the 11. Other Income option.
- Select Edit for the 8. Gambling Winnings option.
- Select the first item in the list, and then select Edit.
- Verify that the Federal ID No. matches your W-2G. Update it if it was entered incorrectly.
- Select the Back button and repeat this for each W-2G.
- Select Done to return to the Other Income screen.
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- If the ID numbers were entered incorrectly, update the numbers, save your return, and then re-file. You will not be charged again to re-file the same return electronically.
- If the ID numbers were entered correctly, this return is not eligible to be filed electronically for the current tax year. You must print and mail your return.
