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W2 Box 14 has pension plan $ (MA Teachers Retirement System). For "Box 14 Category", should I select "MA State or US Retirement System" or "Other-Not on the list above"?

My wife is a public high school teacher in MA. The number in Box 14 on her W2 must be the contribution to her pension plan (MA Teachers Retirement System). When I choose from the "Box 14 Category" drop-down menu in Turbotax, should I select "Mass State or US Retirement System", or should I select "Other - Not on the List Above"? 

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DanielV01
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W2 Box 14 has pension plan $ (MA Teachers Retirement System). For "Box 14 Category", should I select "MA State or US Retirement System" or "Other-Not on the list above"?

MA State Retirement System.  Teachers are usually a branch of government pensions, and this would fall into the Mass State Retirement System.

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DanielV01
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W2 Box 14 has pension plan $ (MA Teachers Retirement System). For "Box 14 Category", should I select "MA State or US Retirement System" or "Other-Not on the list above"?

MA State Retirement System.  Teachers are usually a branch of government pensions, and this would fall into the Mass State Retirement System.

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W2 Box 14 has pension plan $ (MA Teachers Retirement System). For "Box 14 Category", should I select "MA State or US Retirement System" or "Other-Not on the list above"?

The question here is due to the fact that the teacher is likely a Municipal Employee however to code says State Retirement system. These retirements are 2 different entities however they are both pension systems in the state of MA none the less. Can you give a specific answer for municipal employee pension systems in the state of MA

RobertB4444
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W2 Box 14 has pension plan $ (MA Teachers Retirement System). For "Box 14 Category", should I select "MA State or US Retirement System" or "Other-Not on the list above"?

@jwhite9787  "Other - not on the list above"

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