Jelayca V
QuickBooks Team

Employees and payroll

Let me share with you some information regarding W-2, Les47

 

EFW2 means electronic W2. We do electronic filing in QuickBooks Desktop for W2 forms. You can choose either to create your W2s or file them electronically with QBDT Payroll. It depends on your state. 

 

These are the steps to e-file your Federal W-2s to the SSA. When finished, you may also need to File your state W-2s.

 

The first step to electronically file your W-2s is to set it up. 

 

  1. Select Employees, then Payroll Center.
  2. Open the QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Setup and select the File Forms tab from the Payroll Center.
  3. From the Other Activities list at the bottom, select Change Filing Method and click Continue.
  4. Select Federal Form W-2/W-3 from the list of forms, then select Edit.
  5. Select E-file, then Finish. This will open the enrollment instructions that you can read and print.
  6. Close the View Enrollments window and select Finish Later.

 

Next, you’ll be able to create your W-2s. And if your done, you’re ready to send us your W-2s to file electronically.  

 

Moreover, for more details and information check out this article: File your W-2 and W-3 forms

 

Furthermore, visit this article guide to learn about how to send your state W-2s to your state agency using QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT): File your state W-2s with Quickbooks Desktop Payroll Enhanced

 

If there is anything else you would like me to assist you with about W-2s in QBDT, please feel free to let us know. We will make sure to respond promptly. Take care, and have a great day!

Les47
Level 1
T0107
Level 1

Employees and payroll

@Doug56 were you able to find a solution to this? Please share if so. Running into the same issue. Thanks. 

Justice Accounting
Level 1

Employees and payroll

I filed my client's W-3/W-2 using the e-file functionality in Quickbooks Desktop.  The problem is my program crashed after it finished submitting and now I can't find where to get the E-Filing confirmation that normally populates after transmitting is complete.  Am I able to retrieve that without having to print an audit trail of the e-filing?

Jan615
Level 1

Employees and payroll

Hi, will the efile submission allow you to file W2 and W3 with less than all employees?