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posted Feb 28, 2021 7:39:22 AM

There is no additional information for box 14 under category on w2 form, what should I enter?

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Level 15
Feb 28, 2021 7:51:59 AM

Box 14 is an employee option  to put anything they want.    There are only a few standard entries that TurboTax knows about.  If not on the list then it is just information to you.   If you do not know what it is for - ask your employer.

Expert Alumni
Feb 28, 2021 8:01:13 AM

Box 14 information does not affect your tax return. Information entered in box 14 does not transfer to other places on your return. Depending on what the item is you may enter the amount in other places on your return manually.

 

If the information in box 14 matches a category in TurboTax you would just enter it there in the W2 topic.

 

If, however, you don't find a matching category, you can use "other (not classified)."  An item that you may find there, for example, is a donation to charity which you also enter in the charitable donation topic in "Deductions & Credits".   

 

Most of the time there is nothing else to enter as it is purely informational.