Box 14

Use Box 14 to report miscellaneous amounts on the W-2 form. Box 14 in W2 Form holds 4 items instead of 3 for reporting purposes. Similarly, Box 14 in W2c form holds 4 items. However, if there are more than 4 items in Box 14 of W2c form, a new W2c form will be printed. To report an amount that is associated with a DBA in Box 14, enter a code in the Special Handling Description field on the DBA.

Note: The information that you report in Box 14 is not mandatory; it is miscellaneous information that the IRS allows you to report. The system prints the first three characters that appear in the Special Handling Description field in Box 14 of the W-2 form.