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W2 form Box 1 empty but boxes 3-6 have data

george_a_c — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:37:40 GMT

I'm retired. I left my last company August 2022. I received a W2 form them for 2023 that has an empty box 1 but has data in boxes 3, 4, 5, 6.

Because of the empty box 1, I cannot efile. I'm asked to mail the return instead.

Why did I get this type of W2 form, the year after I left the company?

Thanks

Bsch4477 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:06:46 GMT

Since box 1 is empty don’t report that W-2.

george_a_c — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:46:23 GMT

What about the data in boxes 3, 4, 5, 6?

BTW, are you a Tax Expert? Saying that if Box 1 is empty, don't report that W2 doesn't seem right to me.

Thanks

MarilynG1 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:29:57 GMT

Yes, the IRS will reject a Efiled return containing a W-2 with no amount in Box 1 (Wages).

You could mail it, as you suggested, or leave it out of TurboTax and just save it for your records, so you can Efile.

Are there amounts/notes in any other boxes besides the 3, 4, 5, 6 you mention?

You could contact your employer to see why they sent you this W-2.

Since you're retired, maybe it was issued to show Medical Insurance they paid for you, or some related info.

george_a_c — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:08:18 GMT

Only boxes 3-6 have data. All other boxes have nothing.

This is probably a corrected W2 to the one I got for 2022 when I retired.

I'm going to delete it from my taxes.

I didn't make any wages, tips, other comp inn 2023 since I retired in 2022.

This is the only W2 I got for 2023.