Over the next few weeks, as your employees start to receive their 2025 W-2 form, they will likely have questions as to what all those numbers mean. For example, it is not uncommon for a salaried employee who earns a salary of “$50,000” per year question why their Box 1 Wages only reflects $45,000. Did they get underpaid? Probably not. If the employee contributes to a pension plan (aka 401(k)) or has pre-tax insurance deductions, then those amounts reduces the “taxable” wage, which is what is represented in Box 1. Some employees may also wonder why their Federal Income Tax…
