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It sounds like your employer made a mistake.  Box 1 should include your wages plus your tips minus any pre-tax payroll deductions like health insurance.  If you have no pre-tax deductions, box 1 will equal box 3 and 5.

You have two choices.  You can contact your employer for a corrected form, and file the automatic extension request so you won't be counted as filing late.  Or, you can enter what you think the box 1 number should have been, and check the box for "substitute W-2" on the page of special circumstances after you enter the numbers.  Using the substitute W-2 form may result in the IRS sending you a letter asking why, so make sure you keep all your documentation of your wages and tips. 

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