Drake Accounting - W-2 e-File Error - Employment Code

Overview

If you receive a message stating that the employment code in position 219 is invalid, this indicates a missed step during client setup.

To correct this issue, follow these steps:

1. Select the Clients menu, then select Edit.

2. Select the Federal Form Setup tab.

3. Make sure one of the following options under W-3 Information (Kind of Payer) is selected:

   • 941

   • Military/941

   • 943

   • 944

   • CT-1

   • Household Employer

   • Medicare Government Employer

   • Third Party Sick Pay

4. Make sure one of the following options under W-3 Kind of Employer is selected:

   • None Apply

   • 501c non-government

   • State/Local non-501c

   • State/Local 501c

   • Federal government

5. Select Save, then Exit.

6. Reprocess the affected W-2 forms and retransmit.​