Hello,
My W2 has a line for "Other PreTax" in box 14. I don't know what this is and it wasn't there last year. I have reached out to my employer to ask. Turbotax instructions say to choose for the description "other", but when I do this I get a message:
"Box 14 Identification - NYS does not allow the description selected for the NY public employee retirement contribution code entered (ERS, NYRET, RET, NYSERS). To E-file successfully you must choose either "NY IRC 414H subject to NY tax" or "NY IRC 414H tax exempt" from the picklist.."
I'm not a public employee. I don't contribute to a 414H. Those codes are not on my w2. The only ones in box 14 are the "Other PreTax, NY FL, and NY DI". Am I missing something? Why can't I choose other?
Update: I've discovered when I change "OTHER PRETAX" to "OTHER", I get no error message. I'm guessing it is recognizing the RET in PRETAX as a code.
Would it be alright to leave this as OTHER even if that isn't exactly as it appears on my W2?
It also seems to be accepting "Other Pre-Tax" with an added dash.
Update: I've discovered when I change "OTHER PRETAX" to "OTHER", I get no error message. I'm guessing it is recognizing the RET in PRETAX as a code.
Would it be alright to leave this as OTHER even if that isn't exactly as it appears on my W2?