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The IRS and states treat Box 14 entries and employer-paid benefits differently, with varying rules for reporting and taxation.
Employers can sharply reduce taxpayer confusion and downstream software errors by adopting a narrow, consistent labeling convention, publishing a machine- and human-readable legend, and coordinating t...
on the W‑2 is a catchall “Other tax information” field that the leaves largely nonstandardized, so many states and employers use it to report state‑specific withholdings or informational items—example...
is a discretionary “other” field on the W‑2 that employers use to convey items that don’t have a dedicated box on the form, and there is no standardized set of codes mandated by the so labels vary by ...