I had a client with a W2 that showed wages (box 1) of 1500 but social wages (box 3) and medicare wages (box 9) each showing $9. There is no explanation for the discrepancy. Client contacted the company and was promptly told "You can ignore the W2. It's a lodging credit that we report to the IRS."
Has anyone encountered a similar situation or could shed some light on this?