W 2_PROCESS_W 2_WAGE_FORM_DESCRIPTIONS
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The following W-2 WAGE FORM DESCRIPTIONS should be read and the "2016 Instructions for Forms W-2 Wages and Tax Statement" referenced prior to setting up IDFDV.

Box A - Employee's Social Security Number#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-EE-SSNEID.GOVERNMENT_CODE

Box B - Employer's Identification Number Assigned by IRS #

Derived from IDFDV handles multiple government registrations
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-ER-EINDGV.GOVT_REGIST_NUMBER

Box C - Employer's Name, Address and ZIP Code #

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-ER-NAMEDED.ENTITY_NAME
W2-ER-LOCN-ADDRMAIL
W2-ER-DELIV-ADDRBlank
W2-ER-CITYBlank
W2-ER-STATEBlank
W2-ER-ZIPBlank
W2-ER-ZIP-EXTBlank
The City State ZIP print format will conform with USPS format as follows: “CITYbbSTbbZIPCD-nnnn” where b = one space, ST = State Abbreviated Code, ZIPCD = ZIP code, ‘-nnnn’ = ZIP extension.

For foreign country address: Derived from IDFDV

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-ER-COUNTRYIf W2-ER-COUNTRY=USA, this field is left Blank, otherwise, W2-ER-COUNTRY will be retrieved from IDCO UDF ‘ISO COUNTRY CODE’.

Please note: W2-ER-F-COUNTRY Field Identifier is defined for printing on W2 Form and EFW2 file. This identifier can be defined as follows:

Box D - Control Number#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-CONTROL-PRTDefines if the Control Number should be printed on the form or not.

Null, 0– Do not print Control Number on W2 Form
1 - Print Control Number as defined in W2-CONTROL-NUM Identifier
2 - Print Control Number as defined from RPYEU ‘Sort Level By’ field
3 - Print W2-CONTROL-NUM Identifier and Person Code
4 - Print ‘Sort Level By’ field and Person Code
5 - Print ‘Sort Level By’ field and W2-CONTROL-NUM Identifier
6 - Print ‘Sort Level By’ field and W2-CONTROL-NUM Identifier and Person Code.
If the ‘W2-CONTROL-PRT’ value is defined, then the value of ‘W2-CONTROL-NUM’ is printed on W2 Form Control Number field.
W2-CONTROL-NUMControl Number on Form. Can contain a Data Base Column. Enter your company data, such as EID.PERSON_CODE

Box E - Employee's Name (First, Middle, Last) #

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-EE-FIRST-NAMEEID.FIRST_NAME
W2-EE-MIDDLEEID.MIDDLE_NAME
W2-EE-LAST-NAMEEID.LAST_NAME
W2-EE-SUFFIXEID.RANK’
derivation expression: Decode(~,'01','JR','02','SR',NULL)

Box F - Employee's Address and ZIP Code #

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-EE-LOCN-ADDRBlank or constant MAIL
W2-EE-DELIV-ADDRBlank
W2-EE-CITYBlank
W2-EE-STATEBlank
W2-EE-ZIPBlank
W2-EE-ZIP-EXTBlank
The City State ZIP print format will conform with USPS format as follows: “CITYbbSTbbZIPCD-nnnn” where b = one space, ST = State Abbreviated Code, ZIPCD = ZIP code, ‘-nnnn’ = ZIP extension.

For foreign country address: Derived from IDFDV

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-EE-COUNTRYIf W2-EE-COUNTRY = USA, then this field is left Blank, otherwise, W2-EE-COUNTRY will be retrieved from IDCO UDF ‘ISO COUNTRY CODE’.

Please note: W2-EE-COUNTRY Field Identifier is used for printing on W2 Form and EFW2 file. This identifier can be defined as follows:

Box 1 - Wages, Tips, Other Compensation #

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-FIT-WAGEW2-BOX-01

Box 2 - Federal Income Tax Withheld#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-FIT-TAXW2-BOX-02

Box 3 - Total Social Security Wages#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-SSN-WAGEW2-BOX-03

The total of Box 3 and 7 cannot exceed the annual maximum social security wage base defined by the government. RPYEU will automatically supply the annual maximum when the government publishs the maximum amount every year. IDGV does not need to be set up with the ‘US FICA Registration’ Registration Type or the ‘Govt Rate Type’ defined as ‘US FICA Max Base Amt’. RPYEU program checks the maximum and an exception message is issued if the wage base is exceeded.

Box 4 - Employment Social Security Tax Withheld#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-SSN-TAXW2-BOX-04

Box 5 - Medicare Wages and Tips#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-MEDI-WAGEW2-BOX-05

Box 6 - Medicare Tax Withheld#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-MEDI-TAXW2-BOX-06

Box 7 - Social Security Tips#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-SSN-TIPW2-BOX-07

The total of Box 3 and 7 cannot exceed the annual maximum social security wage base defined by the government. RPYEU will automatically supply the annual maximum when the government publishs the maximum amount every year. IDGV does not need to be set up with the ‘US FICA Registration’ Registration Type or the ‘Govt Rate Type’ defined as ‘US FICA Max Base Amt’. RPYEU program checks the maximum and an exception message is issued if the wage base is exceeded.

Box 8 - Allocated Tips#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-ALLOC-TIPW2-BOX-08

Box 9#

Deleted

Box 10 - Dependent Care Benefits#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-DEP-CAREW2-BOX-10

Box 11 - Nonqualified Plans#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-NQUALW2-BOX-11

Box 12 - Codes#

Derived from IDFDV
Field Identifier
W2-CODE-A W2-CODE-B W2-CODE-C W2-CODE-D
W2-CODE-E W2-CODE-F W2-CODE-G W2-CODE-H
W2-CODE-J W2-CODE-K W2-CODE-L W2-CODE-M
W2-CODE-N W2-CODE-P W2-CODE-Q W2-CODE-R
W2-CODE-S W2-CODE-T W2-CODE-V W2-CODE-W
W2-CODE-Y W2-CODE-Z W2-CODE-AA W2-CODE-BB
W2-CODE-CC W2-CODE-DD W2-CODE-EE

Box 13 - Check the Boxes that Apply:#

Statutory Employee
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-STAT-EEIf the amount is greater than zero, then this box is checked

Retirement Plan

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-RETIRE-PLANIf the amount is greater than zero, then this box is checked

Third-party Sick Pay

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-3PARTY-SICKIf the amount is greater than zero, then this box is checked

Box 14 - Other#

Derived from IDFDV
Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-OTHER-01, W2-OTHER-02, ... up to W2-OTHER-20
W2-SCHL-WAGE for school district taxable wages
W2-SCHL-TAX for school district tax

Box 15 - Name of State#

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-STATE-CODEDSP.STATE_PROVINCE_CODE

Employer's State I.D. Number

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-STATE-REGISTDGV.GOVT_REGIST_NUMBER

Box 16 - State Wages, Tips, etc.#

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-ST-WAGE-HOMEW2-BOX-16-H
W2-ST-WAGE-WORKW2-BOX-16-W

Box 17 - State Income Tax#

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-ST-TAX-HOMEW2-BOX-17-H
W2-ST-TAX-WORKW2-BOX-17-W

Box 18 - Local wages, Tips, etc.#

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-CN-WAGE-HOMEW2-BOX-18-CN-H
W2-CN-WAGE-WORKW2-BOX-18-CN-W
W2-CI-WAGE-HOMEW2-BOX-18-CI-H
W2-CI-WAGE-WORKW2-BOX-18-CI-W

Box 19 - Local Income Tax#

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-CN-TAX-HOMEW2-BOX-19-CN-H
W2-CN-TAX -WORKW2-BOX-19-CN-W
W2-CI-TAX -HOMEW2-BOX-19-CI-H
W2-CI-TAX -WORKW2-BOX-19-CI-W

For California SDI reporting, there are two options to print on W2 forms:

  1. For California: if IDFDV W2-SDI-TAX-EE Identifier Seq 7260 is greater than, Box 19 will print the employee SDI contribution and Box 20 will print the description ‘CASDI’. This option is only available for the ORACLE Version (RPW2) of the W2 forms.
  2. For California: if IDFDV W2-SDI-TAX-EE Identifier Seq 7260 is not defined, users can set up Box 14 to print ‘CASDI’ and the SDI amount.

Box 20 - Locality Name#

Field IdentifierSuggested Field Variable
W2-CNTY-NAME
DCN.COUNTY_NAME
W2-CITY-NAME
DTX.JURISDICTION_NAME