{"id":1850,"date":"2026-02-03T20:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/?page_id=1850"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:14:17","slug":"tax-year-2025-w-2-errors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/employees\/payroll\/tax-year-2025-w-2-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Year 2025 W-2 Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Am I Impacted?<\/h2>\n<h3>Does your W-2 Include &#8220;Plus GLT (C-Box 12)?&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/web.augsburg.edu\/hr\/Payroll\/2026-w2-gtl-correction.png\" alt=\"Sample W2 Error\" width=\"430\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong>: Use the W-2 marked Batch #04214 (or higher)<br \/>\nNote: This is not a Form W-2c (Corrected Wage and Tax Statement)<\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong>: Use the W-2 Marked Batch #03776 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Issue Summary<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">W-2s in Batch #03776 that include &#8220;Plus GTL&#8221; in the gross pay calculations contain errors.<\/span> This impacts regular faculty and staff employed at over 0.75 FTE during 2025. These employees should discard W-2 marked Batch #03776<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Employees Not Impacted<\/h3>\n<p>Errors were only identified on W-2s that include Group Term Life (GTL) insurance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student employees, adjuncts, and employees at less than 0.75 FTE are not impacted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These individuals may use their W-2 from Batch #03776 to file taxes and will not receive a corrected statement.<\/p>\n<h3>If you have already filed your taxes with an incorrect form<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Notify your preparer: If you use a CPA or accountant, inform them that a corrected W-2 is available. If your preparer requires a W-2c, please contact payroll@augsburg.edu for assistance.<\/li>\n<li>Wait for your initial return to process: The IRS recommends waiting until your original return is fully processed before filing an amendment.<\/li>\n<li>How to Amend:\n<ul>\n<li>CPAs: Provide them with the W-2 with Batch #04214 once received.<\/li>\n<li>Tax Software (TurboTax, H&amp;R Block, etc.): Use the built-in \u201cAmend a Return\u201d feature once the software updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span>We are grateful for your patience and understanding throughout this process. Please do not hesitate to reach out to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:payroll@augsburg.edu\"><span>payroll@augsburg.edu<\/span><\/a><span> with any specific questions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am I Impacted? Does your W-2 Include &#8220;Plus GLT (C-Box 12)?&#8221; Yes: Use the W-2 marked Batch #04214 (or higher) Note: This is not a Form W-2c (Corrected Wage and Tax Statement) No: Use the W-2 Marked Batch #03776 or higher Issue Summary W-2s in Batch #03776 that include &#8220;Plus GTL&#8221; in the gross pay &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/employees\/payroll\/tax-year-2025-w-2-errors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tax Year 2025 W-2 Errors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"parent":178,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1850","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1850"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1871,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1850\/revisions\/1871"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}