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December 8, 2023
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Contributions to Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan W2

  • December 8, 2023
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Do contributions to non-qualified deferred compensation plan show up in the W2?

    Best answer by dmertz

    Because Social Security and Medicare taxes are due when the this deferred compensation is no longer subject to forfeit, the contributions should appear in box 3 (subject to the Social Security wage limit) and box 5 of the W-2 at that time.  If prior year contributions are vesting, they and their attributable earnings also need to appear in box 11.  See examples 1 through 3 in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Reporting Examples Chart in the instructions for Form W-2:  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw2w3.pdf

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    Employee
    December 8, 2023
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    torrenAuthor
    December 8, 2023

    @dmertz  did you mean to reply to the question?

    Employee
    December 8, 2023

    Yes. Please wait for a response. Thank you.

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    Employee
    December 8, 2023

    Because Social Security and Medicare taxes are due when the this deferred compensation is no longer subject to forfeit, the contributions should appear in box 3 (subject to the Social Security wage limit) and box 5 of the W-2 at that time.  If prior year contributions are vesting, they and their attributable earnings also need to appear in box 11.  See examples 1 through 3 in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Reporting Examples Chart in the instructions for Form W-2:  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw2w3.pdf