You are able to use the income to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. If you want to claim the EITC, then you can enter your W-2 following the instructions below. If you do not want to claim the credit, then you do not need to enter the W-2.
I received a W-2 with dollar amounts in Box 1 and “II” in Box 12
If your W-2 includes an amount in Box 1 and Box 12 for tax-exempt Medicare waiver payments from In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), you should request a corrected W-2 as your payments should only be reflected in Box 12.
If you can't get a corrected W-2, please follow the instructions below:
- Open or continue your return.
- Navigate to the W-2 section:
- TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to W-2.
- TurboTax Desktop: Search for W-2 and select the Jump to link.
- Enter all your W-2 info in the appropriate boxes in TurboTax as they're shown on your form, except leave Boxes 1 through 8 blank.
- TurboTax will include the amount you entered in Box 12 as income on Line 1d of your Form 1040 and will subtract the amount on Line 8. This means you won’t be taxed on these wages on Form 1040.
If the only entry on your W-2 is in Box 12 (there's a blank or a $0 in Box 1), and you want to use the income to qualify for Earned Income Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit, you can enter the W-2 as is.
If the only entry on your W-2 is in Box 12 (there's a blank or a $0 in Box 1) and you don’t want to use the income to qualify for Earned Income Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit, you don’t need to enter the W-2 at all.
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