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Two pages of W-2

herrd89 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:59:55 GMT

Hello,

I received two pages of W-2 from the employer with the same information except for;

Page 1 Page 2

12a. - D $20,000 (401k) 12a. - D $238 (401k)

12b. - W $1250 (HSA) 12b. - W $17 (HSA)

12c. - DD $7015 (Med Plan paid) 12c. - DD $87 (Med Plan paid)

15. is blank (State) 15. is VA with Employer state ID XXXXX

16. is blank (State Wages) 16. $1132 (State Wages)

17. $4700 (State Income Tax) 17. $20 (State Income Tax)

I am not sure how to interpret this for tax filing. Do I add them together for total ? But then why page 1's 16 is blank and there is no employer state ID?

Re: Two pages of W-2

MaryK4 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:45:07 GMT

@herrd89 Can you clarify if you worked in two different states in 2025? For TurboTax entry, you will have to consolidate the two entries into one, but the reason for the bifurcation is important before I can advise. If you did work in two states, you would have to add the amounts for boxes 12, then make two entries for the boxes 15-16-17, but the missing state and state wages need to be verified before you enter.

Re: Two pages of W-2

herrd89 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:48:54 GMT

Thank you for your response. I have not worked in two different states during 2025.

This is the first receiving two pages of the W-2 (same company for last 6 years)

Re: Two pages of W-2

MaryK4 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:45:46 GMT

@herrd89 What I suspect happened is that your company switched bookkeeping or payroll programs. I would definitely clarify with payroll then you can just add the amounts together with one entry, and your Box 1 should match your Box 16.

Re: Two pages of W-2

dmertz — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:23:18 GMT

A Form W-2 that shows tax withholding in box 17 but no state specified in box 15 has been prepared improperly. The state tax withholding had to be paid to some state, otherwise, where did it go?

Re: Two pages of W-2

dan_illinois — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:00:21 GMT

I have the same W-2 issue - it's likely because you reside in a jurisdiction with local (city, township) or county taxes follows a separate taxable income rule. My page 2 had different numbers to provide for my local (COUNTY) tax calculation.

Use Page 1 for your inputs for federal and state and you'll be fine.