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FFCRA Sick pay

DanS57 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:26:24 GMT

My W2 box 14 has 2 entries; Sick L 268.00 and Sick51 268.00. I received 268.00 in pay for a day when the employer sent everyone home due to a covid outbreak. When I ran Turbotax it keeps thinking I am self employed but am not. How do I fix this?

Re: FFCRA Sick pay

AliciaP1 — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 04:09:26 GMT

You should not report those payments in box 14. Those payments would already be reported in your box 1 income and do not need separately stated.

From the instructions on the back of your Form W-2:

Box 14. Employers may use this box to report information such as state disability insurance taxes withheld, union dues, uniform payments, health insurance premiums deducted, nontaxable income, educational assistance payments, or a member of the clergy’s parsonage allowance and utilities. Railroad employers use this box to report railroad retirement (RRTA) compensation, Tier 1 tax, Tier 2 tax, Medicare tax, and Additional Medicare Tax. Include tips reported by the employee to the employer in railroad retirement (RRTA) compensation.

Re: FFCRA Sick pay

DanS57 — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 14:20:10 GMT

Thank you! I should have caught that myself.

Dan