PA-40 W-2 RW 1www.revenue.pa.gov
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Instructions for PA W-2 RW
Interest Income
PURPOSE OF SCHEDULE
Use the PA W-2 RW to provide supplemental information
regarding amounts reported on federal Form W-2, Wage
and Tax Statement, so that the department may reconcile
the wages to determine if the proper amount of gross com-
pensation income is reported for Pennsylvania personal
income tax purposes. The W-2 RW may also be used to
provide additional information regarding nonqualified
deferred compensation distributions previously taxed.
Show money amounts in whole-dollars only. Eliminate any
amount less than $0.50 and increase any amount that is
$0.50 or more to the next highest dollar.
The W-2 RW must be completed by taxpayers when the
amount shown as Medicare wages in Box 5 of the W-2 are
greater than Pennsylvania wages shown in Box 16 and
there is insufficient information included on the W-2 to rec-
oncile the wages without the additional information repre-
sented on the W-2 RW. The W-2 RW must also be complet-
ed when a PA resident taxpayer works in another state and
Pennsylvania tax is not withheld from the wages when
insufficient information is included on the W-2 to adjust the
wages to the amount of world-wide wages a Pennsylvania
resident would be subject to using Pennsylvania personal
income tax rules. The W-2 RW may also be used to provide
additional information regarding when wages reported on
PA-40 Schedule W-2S, Wage Statement Summary, are not
subject to tax for Pennsylvania personal income tax pur-
poses.
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
NAME OF TAXPAYER ON W-2
Enter the name of the taxpayer shown on the W-2.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Enter the Social Security number (SSN) of the taxpayer
shown on the W-2.
EMPLOYER’S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Enter the federal employer identification number from Box
b of the W-2 for the employer whose wages are being rec-
onciled.
Column A reconciles the amount of federal wages in Box 1
of the W-2 to the amount of Medicare wages reported in
Box 5 of W-2. Include those items of compensation, such
as various types of retirement plan deferrals and any other
items of compensation that are not included in federal
wages but are included Medicare wages in Section II of the
W-2 RW. Include those items of compensation included in
federal wages that are not included in Medicare wages in
Section III of the W-2 RW.
Column B reconciles federal wages in Box 1 of the W-2 to
Pennsylvania wages in Box 16 or to what Pennsylvania
wages should be (for wages earned by a Pennsylvania res-
ident outside the state or by nonresidents). Include those
items of compensation, such as various types of retirement
plan deferrals and any other items of compensation that
are not included in federal wages but are included
Pennsylvania wages in Section II of the W-2 RW. Include
those items of compensation included in federal wages that
are not included in Pennsylvania wages in Section III of the
W-2 RW.
Column C reconciles Medicare wages in Box 5 of the W-2
to Pennsylvania wages in Box 16 or to what Pennsylvania
wages should be (for wages earned by a Pennsylvania res-
ident outside the state or by nonresidents). Include those
items of compensation, that are not included in Medicare
wages but are included Pennsylvania wages in Section II of
the W-2 RW. Include those items of compensation included
in Medicare wages that are not included in Pennsylvania
wages in Section III of the W-2 RW.
NOTE: The most common differences between fed-
eral, Medicare and Pennsylvania wages are included
on Lines 1 thru 8 and Lines 10 thru 17. Other additions and
subtractions not listed may be reported on Lines 9 and 17,
respectively.
IMPORTANT: If including the W-2 RW with a PA-40,
Personal Income Tax Return, all three columns of the
W-2 RW must be completed.
STARTING POINT
Enter the amount of federal wages from Box 1 of the W-2
in the space above the headings for Columns A and B.
GENERAL INFORMATION
RECORDING DOLLAR AMOUNTS
WHO MUST COMPLETE
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SECTION I
PA-40 W-2 RW IN (EX) 07-19