NJ Temporary Disability

[TheManleysNJ]

I received temporary disability in NJ  last year.  My employer did not list it on my W-2. I have contacted them and they contacted the state. They were given the amount paid to me along with the taxes removed from my checks, but according to my employer, they do not have the ability to change the W-2 they sent me.  They said they have to get something from the SSA to permit them to do this and I need to figure it out.  I am disabled and am now on SS. I do not have the money to pay someone or the time to sit in an office waiting for help. I have been trying to get this taken care of since January.  I need to get my taxes filed.  Can I just add the numbers I was given to my return on my W-2?  This is ridiculous.  

[IsabellaG]

Your employer should be able to obtain the Temporary Disability Insurance Year-End Statement online from the State of NJ Division of Employer Accounts.  It's your Employer's responsibility to provide you with an accurate W-2, and to correct the W-2 if they didn't include the temporary disability payments.  They certainly do have the ability to correct your W-2.

However, if you know the actual amount, you could file your tax return and report that income, but don't add it to your W-2. Enter your W-2 just the way you received it.

Instead, follow these steps:
 

1. On the screen Let's get the details on your 2024 income, scroll down to the bottom, Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C and click Start.
2. On Let's Work on Any Miscellaneous Income, start Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099.
3.  On Other Wages Received, click Yes, and continue.
4. Continue past Wages Earned as a Household Employee.
5. On Sick or Disability Pay enter the amount that should have been on your W-2.
6. Continue through the section, answering the questions until you are done. 

[TheManleysNJ]

Thank you!  I did all that, but they withheld FIT, FICA, and Medicare taxes from the disability.  Where do I list that? There was no place to enter those numbers. I appreciate your help with this.  They got the information from NJ, but now they say they need something from the SSA in order to make the changes?  I have no idea and I am not sure why his employer is pushing us off with this.