Quote Originally Posted by smurfalicious View Post
Oh gosh while we're on the subject, I have a conundrum. I was done with my taxes, was. Then mom said T-Mobile sent me a W-2. Erm? I haven't worked there since Nov '07 when I moved to Colorado. Anyway, I guess it's related to the incentives program there and I "earned" $75 in 2008. They do this gross up thing so we don't pay tax on our incentives, and apparently the program year runs through October or November so this is to offset anything I cashed out in incentives after that.

So do I have to file in Oregon now too? Or do I just add this to my Colorado return? I am most confused.
Did they take any taxes out of that check? I wouldn't file anything or amend my return for only $78. If you paid taxes on that money (they should have withheld a little) surely you'll be getting it back anyway (I don't know about Oregon). Is your time worth the $1 or so you would get back? The risk that anyone is going to contact you about that $78 at this late date is rather low.

What I don't understand is that if you got the W-2 for 2008, but you earned the money in 2007...do you remember getting a check in 2008 for $78? The company might still owe you the money, if it got lost in the mail or stolen or something.

Karen
Karen