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mosesx1
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Box 18 Local wages cannot be less than Local withholding

Box 18 is blank - what should I enter?
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Hal_Al
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Box 18 Local wages cannot be less than Local withholding

Ideally, you contact your employer for a corrected W-2, or at least the box 18 number.  Alternatively, Enter the same amount as line 16, unless you know it to be wrong.  Box 16 and box 18 are usually the same*, unless you worked in more than 1 locality in 2024. 

 

*Depending on where you are (e.g. Ohio), box 5 may be the correct amount, rather than box 16

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