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After you file
When you say that it does not affect your refund, have you already entered it to see? I have to admit that if you made no retirement contributions of any kind, it's difficult to see how it would make a difference.
I suggest this. Write a note to yourself that you received the corrected W-2, that the only change was the box 13 retirement checkmark, and that because it made no difference to your return, you decided not to amend the return. Put this in your permanent tax file in case anyone ever asks.
IMHO, the IRS is so busy with stimulus payments, daily tax law changes, issuing refunds, and dealing with millions of tax returns from 2019 and 2020 that are in manual processing queues that I don't think it needs an amended return that doesn't actually change anything.
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