My employer sent an incorrect W2 regarding HSA contributions and have not sent corrected W2s; how long do they have to correct the W2s and get them out?

[Hal_Al]

Thanks, Bill. I compared his Gross pay to the W-2 box 1 amount. All  of his payroll deductions added up to the difference between those two numbers.
I think debfischer58 can probably use your work around to go ahead and file with her current W-2

[BMcCalpin]

@debfischer58 if you are still with us, Hal_Al's point is this - if your employer confirms that they removed your HSA contributions (the code W amount) from Wages on the W-2, then you can use the workaround that I mentioned above:

"If the HSA contributions are definitely pre-tax for your friend, then you can get the contribution to appear on line 9 of the 8889 by going to the screen entitled "Did your employer tell you about any other contributions?" Although the heading implies that this is only for contributions for another year, answer "yes" and you will see three lines appear. The third one is the one you want: "Employer and payroll contributions not reported in Box 12 of your W-2"." Enter your would-have-been-code-W amount here.

This will result in a correct 8889 and a correct return...and it will sync with your corrected W-2 (when the IRS gets it).

[debfischer58]

Hello Turbo TaxBillMc:  Thank you for the information.  My company did not remove it; they failed to add in the contributions.  I have found the location to add in those contributions but also received word that corrected W-2's would be sent on Weds, Feb 28.  I'm hoping they do send them with the corrections necessary.  I will hold onto this information provided in case I don't receive the W-2.  Thank you so much for all your help!