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Troubleshooting Lacerte diagnostics ref. 404/405 - Form 2555 W-2 EIN is missing or invalid
by Intuit• Updated 9 months ago
One of the following critical diagnostics is generating in the Individual module of Lacerte:
- e-file: Form 2555 - W-2 Employer identification number (EIN) is missing or invalid (ref. #404)
- e-file: Form 2555 - W-2 #X: Employer identification number (EIN) is invalid. A valid EIN is a nine-digit number, is all numeric, cannot equal NONE or the taxpayer's or spouse's SSN, and must not be all 0s or 9s. (ref. #405)
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