Form W-2 – State Withholdings
When you enter your state withholdings from Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, they automatically transfer to Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions, as an itemized deduction and do not need to be entered again in the program.
Box 15 on Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, must list the state for which the employer withheld the taxes and, more importantly, to which the employer remitted the taxes. If box 15 does not contain this information, the state claimed will reject the withholdings, as they never received them from the employer. You must always contact the employer for this information if it is not on the Form W-2.
To enter state withholdings from your W-2, go to our Form W-2 – Adding, Reviewing, or Deleting FAQ. To view your state withholdings, follow these steps:
Online
Dashboard
- From within your TaxAct return, click Deductions & Credits.
- On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
- Click the Estimates & Other Taxes Paid drop-down.
- Click Add beside Deductible Taxes Paid.
- You will see the amount of State and local income taxes from Form W-2, 1099, etc. shown on the screen.
Classic
- From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
- On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
- Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Taxes paid.
- You will see the amount of State and local income taxes from Form W-2, 1099, etc. shown on the screen.
Desktop
- From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
- Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Taxes paid.
- You will see the amount of State and local income taxes from Form W-2, 1099, etc. shown on the screen.
Related Links
- Form W-2 – Box 14 Information – TaxAct
- Form W-2 – Filing Multiple Copies
- Form W-2 – State Withholdings