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posted Jun 4, 2019 4:00:39 PM

I got 2 w-2 from same company. one has numbers 22222 on upper left corner

only thing i see different is number 16 has same amount as number 1, 3 and 5 and the other w-2 has nothing on number 16

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Jun 4, 2019 4:00:40 PM

If your W-2s are identical down to the last number and letter, you can either keep the duplicate with your tax records or securely destroy it. Don't enter them both.

If one of your W-2s is mostly blank, just enter the other W-2 and make sure you include the info from the mostly-blank W-2. Usually, "blank" W-2s have additional Box 12 line items or entries for a second state in Boxes 15-20. Don't enter a separate W-2 if Box 1 is empty, as you won't be able to e-file.

Otherwise, if each W-2 has different Box 1 amounts which more or less add up to your yearly earnings at that job, enter each W-2 separately. You might get more than one W-2 if your employer switched to a different payroll provider or was taken over by another company, or if you worked at different jobs through the same agency.

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