My W2 has blanks in boxes 1 and 2, but boxes 3-6 are filled in with social security and Medicare wages and associated amount of tax withheld. I believe that is valid since I work as an employee. Bo...
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My W2 has blanks in boxes 1 and 2, but boxes 3-6 are filled in with social security and Medicare wages and associated amount of tax withheld. I believe that is valid since I work as an employee. Box 12a is filled in with a DD code to indicate that payments were made for health insurance coverage. I am not claiming EITC. Whatever approach I take, I end up getting taxed on the income that should be non-taxable. I have worked through the advice given in the community forums. First, I entered the W2 replacing the blanks in boxes 1 and 2 with zeros. Then in response to "Let's check for other situations", I checked the box for "Non-taxable Medicaid waiver payments that qualify as difficulty of care payments", and then entered the non-zero value of box 3 (social security wages). Secondly, I deleted the W2 and signed off and back on again. I then found the section for "Less Common Income"/"Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C"/"Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099" and checked the box "Nontaxable Medicaid waiver payments not reported on a W-2 or 1099", and then entered the income figure from box 3. I am at my wits end. This worked fine last year. I am baulking at seeking paid assistance for this issue because I believe this is a bug in TurboTax, and I shouldn't have to pay extra money just so someone can tell me how to get around the bugs in their product.