W-2 Form Descriptions
CY2011 W-2 Box Descriptions
Box |
Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
a |
Employee’s SSN Number | Employee Social Security Number as appears in Yale University’s HR/Payroll records |
b |
Employer Federal ID Number | Yale University’s EIN |
c |
Employer’s name, address and zip code | Yale University Payroll Dept., address and zip code |
d |
Control Number | University Use Only |
e/f |
Employee’s Name, Address, and Zip Code | Employee’s name & address as it appears in Yale University’s HR/Payroll records |
1 |
Wages, Tips and Other Compensation | Total gross earnings less all pre-tax deductions |
2 |
Federal Income Tax Withheld | Total amount of federal income taxes withheld |
3 |
Social Security Wages | Taxable Social Security wages calculated by taking total gross earnings and subtracting all pre-tax deductions which fall under IRS code section 125. Maximum wages for CY2011: Limit $106,800 |
4 |
Social Security Taxes Withheld | 4.2% of Box 3-Taxes withheld for Social Security |
5 |
Medicare Wages and Tips | Taxable Medicare wages calculated by taking total gross earnings and subtracting all pre-tax deductions which fall under IRS code section 125. No maximum. |
6 |
Medicare Tax Withheld | 1.45% of Box 5-Taxes withheld for Medicare |
7 |
Social Security Tips | Taxable tips paid 2011 |
8 |
Allocated Tips | N/A |
9 |
N/A | N/A |
10 |
Dependent Care Benefits | Total Dependent Care benefits reduced from CY2011 earnings |
11 |
Non-Qualified Plans | N/A |
12a-d |
Code E | Total Yale University Retirement Annuity Plans (YURAP) and Supplemental Retirement Annuities (SRA) reduced from CY2011 earnings |
12a-d |
Code G | Total 457 (b) deferred compensation plans reduced from CY2011 earnings |
12a-d |
Code P | Excludable reimbursed moving expenses paid directly to employee(Not included in Boxes 1,3 and 5) |
13 |
Retirement Plan | This box should be checked for employees who are participants in either the staff retirement plan or the Yale University Retirement Annuity Plan |
14 |
Other | Personal Use of Auto (if applicable) |
15 |
State | State of Connecticut /New York/Massachusetts/Illinois/Rhode Island |
15 |
Employers State ID | Yale University’s Connecticut/New York/ Massachusetts/Illinois/Rhode Island state ID number |
16 |
State Wages, Tips, etc. | Total gross earnings less all pre-tax deductions |
17 |
State Income Tax | State income taxes withheld |
18 |
Local wages, tips, etc. | Total gross earnings less all pre-tax deductions |
19 |
Local income tax | City taxes withheld |
20 |
Name of Locality | Name of New York Burrough |
Last Updated: January 3, 2012 (jp).
