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Level 3
March 4, 2025

Two separate W-2's reporting dependent care benefits.

  • March 4, 2025
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My client received 2 separate W-2's with dependent care benefits in Box 10 in both.  One W-2 shows $2500 in Box 10 and the other W-2 shows $3000 for a total of $5500.  What do I do with the extra $500?  I use Lacerte software.

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abctax55
Level 15
March 4, 2025

How many kids, under age 13, do they have?

 

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mj46Author
Level 3
March 13, 2025

Two.  But I think I figured it out.  Thank you.

sjrcpa
Level 15
March 4, 2025

It's taxable income.

I think Lacerte will automatically put it on the wages line with a DCB notation. Or maybe it goes on one of those other Schedule 1 lines now like Deferred Comp.

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