I transferred between states so my employer gave me a w2 for each place I worked but my overtime number is combined and the company website I have to use doesn't load some important information. I'm now stuck without the information in a form I can use with two W2s. Can I legally not report overtime? What would happen if I did? If not, what can I do?

    I had an internal transfer and got separate w2s from the same company but can only get a combined overtime number from my employer. How do I put this on my taxes? Can I legally not put down the overtime at all if I can't get it in a usable form?
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    1. Not really clear what problem your are having. The IRS doesn’t care how many states you worked at.

    2. >my employer gave me a w2 for each place I worked but my overtime number is combined and the company website I have to use doesn’t load some important information.

      I’m a bit lost on what that exactly means, but if your overtime pay is part of a bigger number on your 2025 W-2s, you can use other information or documents to determine your “qualified overtime compensation.” Read IRS Notice 2025-69, starting on page 21, for the details of what the IRS says you can do. [https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-25-69.pdf#page=21](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-25-69.pdf#page=21) . Note that this only applies to the 2025 taxable year overtime.

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      I’m not understanding why the 2 w2 forms are an issue? Can’t you use your paystubs to figure out qualifying overtime?

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