I'm doing my daughter's taxes and have an issue...
She worked for the same company last year but in two different states (one state while home, the other while in school). She received two W-2s in the mail from the company. The first one has the Federal Reference and Filing copies, along with the State1 (home) Reference and Filing copies. The second one has just State2 (school) Reference and Filing copies. Both states have state income taxes.
All of the W-2s show the same amount ($2,094) in Box 1. Box 16 in the State1 W-2 shows the same $2,094 (matching the Box 1 amount), but this doesn't make sense as she worked in State2 and had some earnings there. Box 16 in the State2 W-2 shows $194 but, again, Box 1 on it shows $2,094. As such, the software has thrown back an error noting the Box 16 amounts do not match the Box 1 amounts. BTW, the Federal copies don't help as they do not list a state in Box 15 (noting "TOTAL STATE") and have Box 16 blank.
Do I simply deduct $194 from the $2,094 and say the State1 wages (Box 16) were $1,900? That would seem to make sense but my concern is that she has a W-2 for State1 that shows $2,094 in Box 16.
Thanks!
