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W-2 E-Filing: Idaho

Nina Tchistiakova Updated by Nina Tchistiakova

Due date

January 31

E-filing threshold

Must E-file if 10 or more (including W-2s and 1099s)

Filing options

Electronic filing

Required file name

Specifications do not specify a file name.

E-filing website

tax.idaho.gov/gotoTAP

Contact

E-File Help Desk

(208) 334-7660 in the Boise area

(800) 972-7660 or toll free

Email: filehelp@tax.idaho.gov

Submitting files

Before you process a file you must complete Form 967 located in CFS Payroll System under ''W-2/1099 Information Returns'' and save the form. Save Form 967 with only W-2 state withholding data. If the employer also has state withholding from 1099s, save that data as a separate file. When you process the file you will be given the option to select a saved Form 967 that corresponds to the W-2 data in the file. The electronic file contains all of the data from the Form 967 so do not submit a paper copy to the state when filing W-2s electronically.

To set up an e-file account, complete the following steps:

1. Go tax.idaho.gov/gotoTAP

3. Enter your contact information, create a username and then click “Sign Up”.

4. A temporary password will be sent to the email address provided in the sign up process. You will need to retrieve the temporary password before you can access the new account.

5. Go back to tax.idaho.gov/gotoTAP and complete steps 2-3, which will direct you back to the e-file log-in screen.

6. Enter your username and temporary password.

7. You will be prompted to change your temporary password. (Make sure to choose something unique and to write down your username and password for future reference).

8. Click “Add a New Company” under the Your Registered Companies heading.

9. Enter the EIN, Idaho Withholding account number and Company Name, and click “Add Company”. If you do not know your company’s EIN and/or Idaho Withholding account number, contact the Electronic Filing Help Desk at: efilehelp@tax.idaho.gov.

12. Click the blue hyperlink (Company Name) to begin filing!

To upload your EFW2 file, complete the following steps:

Uploading your EFW2 file

1.  Log in to your TAP account.

2.  From the Home menu under the I Want To... section, click the Upload an EFW2 file link or the Upload a 1099 file link.

3.  Click Choose File, select the correct type, and enter a description. Click Browse... to search your computer for your EFW2 or 1099 file and select it.

4. Click Save.

You can only e-file current year W-2s using the current year program. When filing prior years, use the prior years program. Use PR2022 to e-file 2022 forms. Use PR2021 to e-file 2021 Forms.

To correct W-2 dollar amounts or SSNs, or to add or remove a payee, send paper copies of only the corrections along with Idaho Form 967 to:

W-2 Corrections

Idaho State Tax Commission

PO Box 76

Boise ID 83707-0076

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