I got a W2 for 2021 for a company I did not work for since 2020

[bp_sportsbiz]

I got two W2s from my employer this year, one from the parent company I worked for since Nov 2021.

I left the other company in March 2020 and did not work for them since then. I got a W2 from each with box 12DD showing the same amount in each field, but the W2 for the company I haven't worked for since 2020 was otherwise blank. The problem is Turbotax WILL NOT allow me to e-file with this setup!

Can I just drop that one W2 and file without it? Any advice here is welcomed. I don't understand a) why they sent one from the old company and b) why they populated that value. They didn't pay anymore or any extra health insurance amount in that box.

[LeonardS]

The W-2 for 2020 with only an entry in Box 12 Code DD does not have to be reported on your 2021 tax return.  It appears that the employer sent you the W-2 so that you have a record of how much the employer paid for your medical insurance.

You only need to report the W-2 for 2021, just keep the 2020 W-2 in your tax records.

[bp_sportsbiz]

Strangely enough. The W2 shows 2021, even though I did not work there since 2020. They sent me a separate one for 2021 where I worked under the umbrella of the parent company (two sister companies under  a parent big one) with two employer ID numbers. So in essence, I got two for 2021, one from the company I last worked in 2020, and one that I actually did work at in 2021. BOTH showed the same amount for Box 12DD. That's why I wondered if I had to submit both.

[AmyC]

Box 12 does not have a taxable value to you so it is not included. Tuck the form in with your other tax records.