https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-box-18-twice-20-000-more-than-the-total-of-my-w-2-s/01/3194175#M212142 My wages total $41,000 and box 18 shows $59,000! Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:09:12 GMT dixiemom2000 2026-02-11T03:09:12Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-box-18-twice-20-000-more-than-the-total-of-my-w-2-s/01/3194175#M212142 My wages total $41,000 and box 18 shows $59,000! Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:09:12 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/why-is-box-18-twice-20-000-more-than-the-total-of-my-w-2-s/01/3194175#M212142 dixiemom2000 2026-02-11T03:09:12Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-why-is-box-18-twice-20-000-more-than-the-total-of-my-w-2-s/01/3194185#M212144 <P>The tag below your question indicates that you are using TurboTax Live. If that's true, you should <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/product-setup/connect-tax-expert-turbotax-live/L73wOZD5D_US_en_US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact a TurboTax Live tax expert</A> to get answers to your questions. You are paying extra for that service.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-why-is-box-18-twice-20-000-more-than-the-total-of-my-w-2-s/01/3194185#M212144 rjs 2024-02-16T05:00:46Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-why-is-box-18-twice-20-000-more-than-the-total-of-my-w-2-s/01/3195934#M212269 <P>Box 18 would be your local wages. &nbsp;Did you work in 2 different local jurisdictions? &nbsp;Or do you live in one town and work in a different town? &nbsp;It is possible that your company withheld taxes for both jurisdictions. &nbsp;Then your income may be being reported twice at different rates to the different taxing jurisdictions. &nbsp;Once to your home taxing authority and once to your employers location. &nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Are boxes 3,5 and 16 the same as what is in box 1 or is it the same as box 18? &nbsp;If box 1 is different than boxes 3,5, 16 and 18, then it is likely because you are making contributions to things such as a 401k or medical insurance premiums that are made pretax and not included in box 1 of your <A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw2w3.pdf" target="_blank">w2.</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If the above does not apply, you may need to call your employer to find out if this is an error in entry. &nbsp;They can then send you a corrected W-2 reporting the correct amount of income for your local taxes.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Unless you live in one of the local jurisdictions that <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/city-tax-returns-turbotax-state-program/L0fev7XS3_US_en_US" target="_blank">TurboTax covers</A>, the duplicated income will not have an affect on your return as it is not reported or used for any calculations. &nbsp;If you are <A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-deductions-and-credits/what-are-itemized-tax-deductions/L1peC8cg0" target="_blank">itemizing </A>your return, then do double check to be sure that the taxes withheld on your W2 box 19 match what you had withheld on your paystubs.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:59:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-why-is-box-18-twice-20-000-more-than-the-total-of-my-w-2-s/01/3195934#M212269 Vanessa A 2024-02-16T23:59:57Z