I'm having trouble figuring out my w-2, so I'm hoping someone can help me. I've asked my HR department, but the way things are setup, there's no human-human interaction and the information I get by filing a request through the support website is non-helpful and leads to even more frustration rather than clarity.
My w-2 ytd earnings has several items. a. salary exempt b. award c. business expense reimbursement d. restricted stock e. group term life
On the ytd deductions, I have f. pre-tax medical g. pre-tax dental h. pretax vision i. health spending account j. ltd k. 401k l. group term life
Q1. How is the medicare wages box computed? I can't seem to be able to figure out the correct combination of (a) through (l) that would apply.
Q2. I have no idea what went into c. I travel a lot for work and get reimbursed, but this is a tiny fraction of that total, so I'm not sure what it does or does not include. Do I need to worry about keeping records for it? If If I'm unable to get an answer from my HR dept about what this includes, would I need to report this as income and pay taxes?
Thanks for any help.
Anoop