2W2s

user17693415716 · ‎January 25, 2026

Hello I received 2 W2s from same company one with smaller amount one a larger amount I do remember a payroll provider change in the year I do not know ending amount paid but I believe the larger amount is the real W2 it does not say anywhere on the form corrected what should I do adding both is definitely more than I made

JohnB5677

I suggest you do two things:

Check your final pay stub. If you didn't keep it, it may be online.
Contact your employer. I suspect other people are having this issue.
Also, did you have any paid leave during the year?

Don't guess! Make sure of how you should post the W-2.

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VolvoGirl

Is the employer EIN number in box b at the top the same or different on each W2? If the EIN is different then enter each W2 separately.

If the EIN is the same and you work in more than 1 state or city, sometimes they will give you another W2 with the extra state information on it and the top part the same or not filled in. If this is the case, enter 1 W-2 but include both state and local taxes on it. It will let you type in more than one line for boxes 15-20. Don’t add the boxes together. If the locality in box 20 is the same you can simply combine the values in boxes 18 and then the values in box 19 together.

Same for boxes 12 and 14 if there is no room on the first W2 they can give you another W2 with the extra boxes on it. So list them all on 1 W2. For box 12 just enter it in the next row or box. It doesn’t have to match the box 12 a-d etc.