Looking for advice with 2025 taxes
Just looking for advice on what I should do here because I'm still not sure.
Last night I was filing my taxes and got to Box 14. In Box 14 is EST OT Premium and then a money amount. When I called and spoke with a tax advisor with H&R Block they said what I need to do to get the proper number is to look on my last paystub from 2025, on the line that says YTD OT (overtime) take that amount and divide by 3, and that's the number I want to report.
So today I talked with the main HR lady at work in person. She said, "I mean, she's not wrong" (The H&R block person) Then my HR lady said to take whichever number is larger. I said, yeah but don't I get in trouble for reporting a different amount than what's on the W2? She pretty much said no, and that to keep that final paystub with the W2, so if I am audited I can explain why I reported it the way I did.
My thought just keeps going back to, if I report what is on the W2, that's the most correct thing to do. HR said, the EST OT Premium is only an estimate and that number could be wrong, but that I don't need a W2-C form. If I do the divide by 3 thing with the YTD OT from 2025 final paystub, it's a higher amount than what is in Box 14.
What should I do here?
Last night I was filing my taxes and got to Box 14. In Box 14 is EST OT Premium and then a money amount. When I called and spoke with a tax advisor with H&R Block they said what I need to do to get the proper number is to look on my last paystub from 2025, on the line that says YTD OT (overtime) take that amount and divide by 3, and that's the number I want to report.
So today I talked with the main HR lady at work in person. She said, "I mean, she's not wrong" (The H&R block person) Then my HR lady said to take whichever number is larger. I said, yeah but don't I get in trouble for reporting a different amount than what's on the W2? She pretty much said no, and that to keep that final paystub with the W2, so if I am audited I can explain why I reported it the way I did.
My thought just keeps going back to, if I report what is on the W2, that's the most correct thing to do. HR said, the EST OT Premium is only an estimate and that number could be wrong, but that I don't need a W2-C form. If I do the divide by 3 thing with the YTD OT from 2025 final paystub, it's a higher amount than what is in Box 14.
What should I do here?
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