W-2 2018

IRS Release Status: FINAL

Sample Excel Import File: W2 2018.xlsx

What's New for 2018

NEW CODE (Box 12 – Code GG) Income from Qualified Equity Grants Under Section 83(i)
NEW CODE (Box 12 – Code HH) Aggregate Deferrals Under Section 83(i) Elections as of the Close of the Calendar Year
The Social Security Wage Base for tax year 2018 is $128,400.
The employer and employee tax rate for Social Security will be withheld at 6.2 percent (up to $7,960.80).
The 2018 Social Security and Medicare coverage threshold for Household wages is $2,100.

Import Form Fields:

Field Name	Size	Type	Description	Notes
See Form Filer Common Fields			Filer fields common to all form types.
See Recipient Common Fields			Recipient fields common to all form types.
Box 1 Amount	12	Amount	Wages, tips, other compen.
Box 2 Amount	12	Amount	Federal income tax withheld
Box 3 Amount	12	Amount	Social security wages
Box 4 Amount	12	Amount	Social security tax withheld
Box 5 Amount	12	Amount	Medicare wages and tips
Box 6 Amount	12	Amount	Medicare tax withheld
Box 7 Amount	12	Amount	Social security tips
Box 8 Amount	12	Amount	Allocated tips
Box 9 Code	12	Text	Verification Code
Box 10 Amount	12	Amount	Dependent care benefits
Box 11 Amount	12	Amount	Nonqualified plans
Box 11 is Sect 457	1	Checkbox	Sec 457 checkbox	X / Y / T / 1 = Checked
Box 12a Amount	12	Amount	See instructions.
Box 12a Code	2	Text	See instructions.
Box 12b Amount	12	Amount	See instructions.
Box 12b Code	2	Text	See instructions.
Box 12c Amount	12	Amount	See instructions.
Box 12c Code	2	Text	See instructions.
Box 12d Amount	12	Amount	See instructions.
Box 12d Code	2	Text	See instructions.
Box 13 Checkbox 1	1	Checkbox	Statutory employee checkbox	X / Y / T / 1 = Checked
Box 13 Checkbox 2	1	Checkbox	Retire plan checkbox	X / Y / T / 1 = Checked
Box 13 Checkbox 3	1	Checkbox	Third-party sick pay checkbox	X / Y / T / 1 = Checked
Box 14 All lines	60	Text	Other
Box 14 Line 1	20	Text	Other
Box 14 Line 2	20	Text	Other
Box 14 Line 3	20	Text	Other
Box 15 SUTA State	2	Text	Withholding State	Use state abbreviation
Box 15(1) State ID number	20	Text	Employer's state ID number	Provided by State
Box 16(1) Amount	12	Amount	State wages, tips, etc
Box 17(1) Amount	12	Amount	State income tax
Box 18(1) Amount	12	Amount	Local wages, tips, etc
Box 19(1) Amount	12	Amount	Local income tax
Box 20(1) Locality	20	Text	Locality name
See Form Common Fields			Form fields common to all form types

IRS Release Status: FINAL

Sample Excel Import File: W2 2018.xlsx

Import Form Fields:

W-2 Form:

IRS W-2 Form: 2018 W-2 Form

IRS W-2 Instructions: 2018 W-2 Instructions