If you’ve ever looked at your W-2 form, you might have noticed Box 12 filled with a bunch of letters and numbers. It can be pretty confusing at first, but understanding what those codes mean is super ...

A draft version of Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, for 2026 includes boxes and codes for reporting qualified tips and qualified overtime compensation that can be deducted temporarily under the ...

Kelly Phillips Erb is a Forbes senior writer who covers tax. This article is more than 8 years old. By now, your employer should have provided you with your form W-2. Most taxpayers do one of two ...

Throughout January, workers are getting W-2 tax forms from their employers. To help you decipher the often-obscure codes and numbers you'll find on your form, below we've provided a box-by-box ...

W-2 Wage and Tax Statements are out for 2013, and you may be wondering what all those numbers really mean. Let's see if I can help. (Click on the image to make it bigger.) First, the lettered blocks: ...

The IRS and payroll firms are reminding tax preparers about a verification code being added this tax season to 50 million W-2s as part of a test to fight fraud and protect businesses and taxpayers ...

Kelly Phillips Erb is a Forbes senior writer who covers tax. Hi! My son has received a corrected w2 from his employee. On box 12 it has 2 12a dd and 2 different amounts. He doesn't have an option for ...

Every year, tens of millions of American employees receive IRS Form W-2. This tax form is deceptively simple, but it holds the key to essential facts that you'll need in preparing your 2016 tax ...

At first glance, the computation of total W-2 wages under Sec. 199A appears daunting because three possible methods are available. But before determining which method to use, practitioners must ...