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February 15, 2024
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Box 14 lists 4 items for me: OR STT Wages, OR STT W/H, ORD, and ORQ. The first line just lists my entire income which doesn't seem right. How do I enter this in the form?

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When I look these up, they all seem to be related to the Oregon Statewide Transit Tax. Which line and number should I include? Should I include all 4 under the Oregon Statewide Transit Tax category? Including the line that lists my entire income?
Best answer by SteamTrain

For the first two.....never heard of the seecond two yet:

 

Some but not all providers are putting two transit tax $$ amounts in box 14 of a W-2.  They appear to be indicating:

ORSTTW = Oregon Statewide Transit Tax "Wages"

ORSTTT = Oregon Statewide Transit Tax "Tax"

For these two entries (if both are present) the correct tax "Category" must be chosen.

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In box 14 of your W-2:

1)   For the lower $$ amount use the "Category" ORSTT W/H  (the W/H actually stands for WithHolding)

2)  For the larger amount....those are wages...my personal opinion is that they should not be listed at all...but for those select "Other not on above list".

Yes..the "default" Category selection that the software might make, that could cause problems for the box with the wages entry.

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 ( For Desktop/download software  users there is no "OR STT W/H' Category selection .

 Instead, the desktop software has  "Oregon Statewide Transit Tax" ....which is the same thing)

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SteamTrain
February 16, 2024

For the first two.....never heard of the seecond two yet:

 

Some but not all providers are putting two transit tax $$ amounts in box 14 of a W-2.  They appear to be indicating:

ORSTTW = Oregon Statewide Transit Tax "Wages"

ORSTTT = Oregon Statewide Transit Tax "Tax"

For these two entries (if both are present) the correct tax "Category" must be chosen.

_________________________

In box 14 of your W-2:

1)   For the lower $$ amount use the "Category" ORSTT W/H  (the W/H actually stands for WithHolding)

2)  For the larger amount....those are wages...my personal opinion is that they should not be listed at all...but for those select "Other not on above list".

Yes..the "default" Category selection that the software might make, that could cause problems for the box with the wages entry.

___________________

 ( For Desktop/download software  users there is no "OR STT W/H' Category selection .

 Instead, the desktop software has  "Oregon Statewide Transit Tax" ....which is the same thing)

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*