W-2 Box 14 / "MAPFML"

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As an employee in Massachusetts, I have a "tax" witholding for family/medical leave "MAPFML" (Tax in quotes as I dunno if this is technically a tax but it does show up on tax forms).

This gets reported on a W2 in box 14 (other). I created a Tax sub-category for this, but am unsure about the appropriate "Tax Line" since there doesn't seem to be one specific for Box 14. Any thoughts on the best way to categorize Box 14? I currently have it as "State tax withheld, self" but am not sure this is accurate.

NotACPA

Have you had this withholding in prior years? If so, how did you report it on your Fed and MA tax returns?

If not, you might want to consult with a tax pro (or, maybe your HR dept) for their response as to how to use this info.

We're not tax pros, and can't give you tax advice, so more info is needed from you before we can advise how to record this in Q.

Boatnmaniac

This article (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/wage-contributions-reporting-for-paid-family-and-medical-leave) says "Employers should report year-end PFML contributions on Box 14 for W-2s and Box 16 for 1099-MISC. In both cases, the boxes should be labeled “MAPFML.” If I'm understanding this article correctly, it looks like the Tax Line item would be 1099-MISC:Medical/health payments.

jacobs

In Quicken, I combine family leave withholding with unemployment insurance withholding, as both are state mandated deductions. I could have created a separate category for this, but my question is whether you need that detail. When doing tax returns, you're going to enter data from the W-2, not from Quicken. So for Quicken purposes, the only question is whether you need the detail/granularity to track family leave "tax" separately.