W-2 FAQs
2016 Electronic Form W-2 How are my wages, tips and other compensation (Box 1) calculated? What are pretax deductions? Why are my wages, tips and other compensation (Box 1) different than my social security (Box 3) and Medicare (Box 5) wages? Why are my federal and states wages (boxes 1 and 16, respectively) different from my Social Security or Medicare wages (boxes 3 and 5 respectively)? What is reported in Box 12 (a, b, c and d)? Why is the pension plan box checked on my W-2? What if my address is incorrect on my W-2? What if my name and/or social security number is incorrect on my W-2? What if I lose my original W-2? Will Yale issue any other tax documents that I will need to complete my individual income tax return?