How can I make sure my total refund is being calculated from both the w-2's I needed to enter for 2019? I looked at the 'explain why,' seems like it only looked at one.

angelkitten5 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:09:05 GMT

Re: How can I make sure my total refund is being calculated from both the w-2's I needed to enter...

BillM223 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:37:51 GMT

Please add the numbers from Box 1 from both W-2s. Now compare it to the Wages amount on line 1 of your 1040 return. They are usually the same.

If the line 1 amount is equal to the Wages on one W-2 or the other, then you should re-enter the missing W-2.

If you auto-imported that W-2, I would suggest that you delete and manually re-add that W-2 by doing the following:

Open your tax return in TurboTax
Make sure you have a printed copy of your W-2 (or the information on it, anyway)
Search (upper right) for W-2 and click on the jump-to link
You should be looking at the table of all your W-2(s)(maybe only one entry)
Click on the trashcan icon or delete button to delete the old W-2
Click on Add a W-2
Skip the screen that asks for the EIN
When TurboTax asks on the next screen do you really want to skip the import, answer that you will type it in yourself
On the next screen, enter all the information from your W-2 (including the EIN)

By doing the process this way, you ensure that you have removed anything wrong from the old W-2, and have started fresh.