LindaB1993
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Retirement tax questions

Please review the W-2 entries in box 3-7 .  These boxes should be blank. A common error is to enter Medicare tax withheld in the Medicare tax block - an understandable error since Medicare taxes have been paid.   Box 2 is correct for the federal taxes withheld.  

 

A "Railroad W2" is a standard IRS Form W-2 issued to an employee covered by the Railroad Retirement Act (RRTA). You will see the following differences from the usual W-2:

  • Boxes 3 through 7 are blank.
  • Instead, box 14 Other,  reports “RRTA compensation,” “Tier I tax,” “Tier II tax,” “Medicare tax,” and “Additional Medicare Tax.”
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