DawnC0
Intuit Alumni

Retirement tax questions

Option 1 is the preferred option.  The corrected W-2 has the correct compensation amounts in Box 1 which is where it should be.  You can ignore the 1099-R as you are paying the tax in 2018 via the increased Box 1 amount.  Keep records in case you have to explain the unreported 1099-R.   However, if any of the amounts on the 1099-R represent earnings on the excess contribution, the amount of those earnings should be included in income also.