W-2 Specialty Earning Type Support Methods

Discover effective support methods for reporting W-2 specialty earning types and benefits.

Overview

At Year End, you may find that your companies need to report certain earnings or benefits that need to be shown on the W-2. While we aim to support most of these through payroll there are a few that require the submission of a ticket to Check Support.

Please refer to the below table for how to receive support for various W-2 earning codes.

W-2 Specialty Items

For more information on setting up earnings or benefits, please reference our API documents on Types of Earnings or Types of Benefits.

W-2 Requirement
Method of Support
Box 3: Social Security Wages
Included in Payrolls
Box 7: Social Security Tips
Included in Payrolls
Box 8: Allocated Tips
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Box 10: Dependent Care Benefits
Benefit Type
Box 11: Non-qualified Plans
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Box 12: Code A—Uncollected social security on RRTA tax on tips
Included in Payrolls
Box 12: Code B—Uncollected Medicare tax on tips
Included in Payrolls
Box 12: Code C—Taxable cost of group-term life insurance over $50,000
Earning Type
Box 12: Code D—Elective deferrals under a section 401(k) cash or deferred arrangement (plan)
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code E—Elective deferrals under a section 403(b) salary reduction agreement
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code F—Elective deferrals under a section 408(k)(6) salary reduction SEP
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Box 12: Code G—Elective deferrals and employer contributions (including nonelective deferrals) to any governmental or nongovernmental section 457(b) deferred compensation plan
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code H—Elective deferrals under section 501(c)(18)(D) tax-exempt organization plan
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Box 12: Code J—Nontaxable sick pay
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Box 12: Code K—20% excise tax on excess golden parachute payments (not applicable to Forms W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI)
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Box 12: Code L—Substantiated employee business expense reimbursements
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Box 12: Code M—Uncollected social security or RRTA tax on taxable cost of group-term life insurance over $50,000 (for former employees)
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Box 12: Code N—Uncollected Medicare tax on taxable cost of group-term life insurance over $50,000 (for former employees)
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Box 12: Code P—Excludable moving expense reimbursements paid directly to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces
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Box 12: Code Q—Nontaxable combat pay
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Box 12: Code R—Employer contributions to an Archer MSA
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Box 12: Code S—Employee salary reduction contributions under a section 408(p) SIMPLE plan
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code T—Adoption benefits
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Box 12: Code V—Income from the exercise of nonstatutory stock option(s)
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Box 12: Code W—Employer contributions to a health savings account (HSA)
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code Y—Deferrals under a section 409A nonqualified deferred compensation plan
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Box 12: Code Z—Income under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that fails to satisfy section 409A
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Box 12: Code AA—Designated Roth contributions under a section 401(k) plan
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code BB—Designated Roth contributions under a section 403(b) plan
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code DD—Cost of employer-sponsored health coverage
Benefit Type
Box 12: Code EE—Designated Roth contributions under a governmental section 457(b) plan
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Box 12: Code FF—Permitted benefits under a qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement
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Box 12: Code GG—Income from qualified equity grants under section 83(i)
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Box 12: Code HH—Aggregate deferrals under section 83(i) elections as of the close of the calendar year
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Box 13: Statutory Employee (check box)
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Box 13: Retirement Plan (check box)
Benefit Type
Box 13: Third-Party Sick Pay (check box)
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Box 14: FFCRA Wages
Earning Types
Box 14: PA locals
Included in Payrolls
Box 14: WA PFML
Included in Payrolls
Box 14: MA PFML
Included in Payrolls
Box 14: CA SDI (other SDI)
Included in Payrolls
Box 14: Section 125 Benefit deductions (med,den,vis)
Benefit Type
Box 14: Charitable Contributions (payroll deductions)
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Box 14: Clergy’s parsonage allowance and utilities
Earning Type (learn more)
Box 14: S-corp Owner's Medical
Earning Type (2_percent_shareholder_benefits)
Box 14: S-corp Owner's HSA
Earning Type (2_percent_shareholder_hsa)
Box 14: PUCC
Earning Type (other_imputed)
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Last updated on November 30, 2024