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Level 3
March 1, 2021
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W2

  • March 1, 2021
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I have a question about box 16 on my W2. I keep getting an error message stating that I entered a withholding greater than 50% of NJ state wages. I entered what is in the box.

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    Alumni - Champ
    March 1, 2021

    Look at both Boxes 16 (State wages) and 17 (State Taxes Withheld) on your W-2.  Look for misplaced commas or decimals.

    Level 3
    March 4, 2021

    No, that didn’t help, sorry.

    SteamTrain
    Level 15
    March 4, 2021

    Well..is the value of box 17 more than half of box 16 on your paper W-2 form?

     

    That can certainly happen...though quite rare.

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