Deductions & credits

As I said above - You must ask the company why the retirement plan box is checked.   Only they can tell you, and if checked in error they must issue a corrected W-2.     The IRS receives the W-2 from the employer and will go by what the employer reports.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**