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March 28, 2021
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W-2 No Wages or tax withheld on Federal, but WV State wages and tax shown. Ineligible for efile

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Taxpayer received a W-2 with no wages and tax withholding on Federal but WV state wages and tax withholding. This is from a provider for difficulty of care payments under “IRS notice 2014-7”. How do you show this on Federal and State so it is eligible for e-file?

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
March 28, 2021
Interesting, CA conforms to federal and excludes these wages....Im curious to see the answer for WV.
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Level 4
June 8, 2023

@Just-Lisa-Now- @SKC2021 I have a similar situation - My federal return includes W-2 with 100% foreign earned income exclusion, and there is a federal withholding, which I am receiving as Direct Deposit. However, in 2022 Proseries, there is a e-file reject message shows I should mail the return. 

 

Please note that I have e-filed the same return (same scenario) during 2021.

Can you confirm, please ?

Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
June 8, 2023

In my experience, you cant EF if you have federal withholding but total income on the return is less than the withholding.

I have clients with excludable difficulty of care income that have withholding on it.  If I exclude all the income, we cant EF.  But if I only exclude enough income that leaves income of $1 more income that withholding, I can EF just fine and it doesnt make any difference to their tax situation.

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SKC2021Author
Level 3
March 28, 2021

If state of WV taxes these difficulty of care payments, could I delete the W-2 zero wages for Federal and enter West Virginia state wages under other income deducted from Federal adjusted gross income and enter the tax withheld under other state tax withholding, So that I can efile the return?

Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
March 28, 2021
Im not sure if WV allows that (try it and see?) I know CA insists that anything that has withholding be linked to a tax form.
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SKC2021Author
Level 3
March 28, 2021

I am going to attach a copy of the W-2 on the State return by PDF. Hope it works.