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Amounts on W-2 or W-3 are wrong or different from expected
Article ID: 1000178
Problem
When you review your W-2 or W-3 forms, the amounts are different from what you expect them to be.
Assumptions
You have an active payroll subscription.
Expected Outcome
You will understand the origins of the totals appearing on the employee's W-2s.
Details
Using the clickable forms helps you identify what might be causing issues with individual fields on the forms. Click the field you are having a problem with and follow the instructions.
The totals on a Form W-3 are a sum of all the W-2 wages and taxes (including extra copies). State and local information on the W-3 may show more than the total of all employee wages on the W-2 forms. This occurs when some employees receive more than one W-2. Employees receive more than one W-2 if there are multiple state and local tax items that need to be reported. Because the IRS does not look at state or local information on the W-3 the IRS accepts this discrepancy and no amendment to the W-3 is necessary.
