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posted Jun 5, 2019 2:50:50 PM

How do I know or calculate the amount of box 17 if box is 16s amount is on there but box 17 is not on my W2?

How do I know or calculate the amount of box 17 if box 16s amount is on there but box 17 is not on my W2?

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Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 2:50:52 PM

On a W-2, that is not a calculated number that you have to figure out. 

That value is what the employer actually withheld from your pay and sent to the state for you as a prepayment for the state taxes for the year.   IF the employer didn't withhold any state taxes, then that box will be blank.....and you leave it that way and continue on.

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Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 2:50:52 PM

On a W-2, that is not a calculated number that you have to figure out. 

That value is what the employer actually withheld from your pay and sent to the state for you as a prepayment for the state taxes for the year.   IF the employer didn't withhold any state taxes, then that box will be blank.....and you leave it that way and continue on.