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Form W-2 - Entering in the TaxAct Program
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Employers use Box 14 on Form W-2 to provide other information to employees. Generally, the amount in Box 14 is for informational purposes only; however, some employers use Box 14 to report amounts that should be entered elsewhere on your return.

Note. Employers use many different abbreviations and codes in Box 14 to report a variety of information. The program cannot determine your employer's intent based upon the code or abbreviation used. If you have questions regarding the information reported in Box 14, contact the employer that issued the W-2.

If Box 14 of your W-2 reports any of the following, click the applicable link for more information. These items are addressed in separate questions in the Federal Q&A, and if entered in Box 14 of Form W-2 in TaxAct® they will not be transferred to any other section of the return.

Information-Only Entries

To enter or edit other Form W-2, Box 14 information:

  1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then choose Federal.
  2. Click Wages and Salaries in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand the category and then click Wage income reported on Form W-2
  3. Click New Copy of Form W-2 (Desktop users click Add) to create a new copy of the form or click Review to review a form already created
  4. Continue to the screen titled W-2 odds and ends to enter other Box 14 information 

Note. Entry of information in Box 14 does not transfer to any other form in TaxAct. This information is only for your benefit and tax records. If you have Box 14 information that needs to be reported on your return, it should be entered in a separate section of the Federal Q&A.

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