My wife works for a local government. Instead of paying into Social Security, she pays into a county retirement plan. On her W-2, the amount she contributes to the retirement plan is listed in Box 14. I have been told previously that I am to pick the "Other - not listed" reason for this. By picking this option, we end up owing a significant amount of money to the federal government. Is this the case other people have run into? It almost feels like I should be picking the option that makes it a mandatory state or local tax (which results in us not owing). Any insight regarding this would be appreciated. We have already filed and paid for this year. So, if I did this wrong, I will have to file an amended return. Thanks.
