Do I need to include my wife's W-2 if she only made 1,800 last year?

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January 27, 2023
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She paid in taxes but her work sent the taxes she paid in back to her because they said she didn't make enough money so I'm curious if that w-2 needs to be claimed

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PattiF

Level 15

Yes, you do need to include your wife's W-2 in your tax return. All income is required to be reported to the IRS. The wages will be entered in Box 1.

If the federal withholding was returned to your wife, there should not be an entry in Box 2 of the W-2. Check to make sure that there isn't an amount in Box 2.

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rnochs1Author

Level 2

Box 1 is the only one that has any amount in it and box 2 has 0. The social security and Medicaid taxes she had withheld from every paycheck was sent back to her because she didn't make enough money so they included 0 in those boxes as well. That's why I was curious because I've never heard of a company reimbursing taxes that were asked to be taken out.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

So you enter the W-2 exactly as it appears. She has taxable income in box 1 that has to be included on your joint return.

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

Every 2022 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2022 tax return, even if they are for small amounts. Remember that each one of those W-2’s has your Social Security number on it, and that income was reported to the IRS by the employer. You do not want to get in trouble with the IRS for under-reporting your income.

ALL of your W-2’s must be entered on the SAME tax return.

Go to Federal>Wages & Income to enter a W-2.

After you enter the first one, you click Add Another W-2.