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AlanT
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My wife and I worked for the same company. Do we add W2 together?

No, you must enter your W-2s individually.  If you add them together, the IRS will see one person with more income than reported by your employer and the other with no income.  It will trigger an audit.  

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AlanT
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My wife and I worked for the same company. Do we add W2 together?

No, you must enter your W-2s individually.  If you add them together, the IRS will see one person with more income than reported by your employer and the other with no income.  It will trigger an audit.  

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