Mar 24, 2022 · Box 1 is wages for federal taxes, Box 3 is wages for SS tax, Box 5 is wages for Medicare tax, Box 16 is wages for state income tax, and Box 18 is wage base for local taxes. You can verify with your employer what those local taxes are for, most likely it is a school district or some kind of municipality (town or city).

Feb 22, 2025 · Not all W-2's will have information in box 18. ‌There would only be entries there if your locality (town or city) has additional taxes withheld and taxes are withheld for that locality. Check your W-2 entries to make sure there is nothing entered for boxes 18, 19 or 20.

Jun 5, 2019 · When you enter your W-2G into the program, there will be a blue Locality link next to Box 18(Please see screenshot below). When you click on the link it will provide a list of Locality ID codes by state. If you are unable to locate the Locality link, I have provided a list of all the locality codes supported by TurboTax.

Feb 22, 2025 · To resolve this error, populate box 18 with the information in Box 1 (or Box 16 if different). Some issuers of Form W-2 only put a figure in this box when it differs from the Box 1 figure. If there is no number, the Box 1 (or 16) number can be used here.

Jul 13, 2020 · My Box 18 (local wages) is higher than Box 5 which I always thought reflected my gross wages. It's also higher than box 16, my state wages. What could be included in Box 18 that isn't in the others?

Jun 1, 2019 · In the W-2 section you will click on the box for "Add Another Row" underneath the first set of Box 18, 19, and 20 information to add the second set. This ensures that all of your taxes are correctly processed on your return and reduces the possibility of diagnostic errors.

Jun 5, 2019 · box 18 is income you earned. Line 19 is income tax you paid. In the W-2 input screen of the TurboTax ...

Mar 12, 2025 · You will have to find out what your local wages are and enter that amount in box 18 if you have taxes withheld listed in box 19 . It may be the total of your wages if you worked in one municipality for the whole year.

Jun 6, 2019 · Box 19 is the local tax withheld, so box 18, which is the income you earned for that tax to be withheld on, can't be zero. It seems they will need to issue you a corrected W-2. PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information about W-2

Feb 15, 2021 · Box 18 is the amount of local wages. Box 19 is the local tax withheld from your paycheck. Box 20 is the name of the locality. If the box numbers on your W-2 are different, enter the information according to the box descriptions listed above.