RR Meal Allowance

[Randall]

On the W-2 earnings summary of a RR employee (not in the W2 boxes), there is a list of income items minus the pretax items with total earnings amount which matches amount in box 1 for taxable wages. Listed below that amount is a negative shown as deductions for meal allowance.

What is this? As presented, it seems it would be an after tax deduction from the employee's pay. But would the employer charge the employee? Wouldn't they pay the employee? Or note this as a deduction before taxable amount (pre-tax)? Or show in W2 code L?

Anyone know about this?

[RoyDaleOne]

I guess RR means rest and recreation, or maybe Railroad.

[MN2V]

On the W-2 earnings summary of a RR employee (not in the W2 boxes), there is a list of income items minus the pretax items with total earnings amount which matches amount in box 1 for taxable wages. Listed below that amount is a negative shown as deductions for meal allowance.

What is this? As presented, it seems it would be an after tax deduction from the employee's pay. But would the employer charge the employee? Wouldn't they pay the employee? Or note this as a deduction before taxable amount (pre-tax)? Or show in W2 code L?

Anyone know about this?

If it is in box 14 it is the Railroad equivilant of Social Security and Medicare....use Tier I and Tier II as your code.

Also the RR does reimburse a $ amount but it is not the full amount allowed by DOT. You need to know the number of days/nights they were away from home, figure the meal allowance and subtract (on 2106) the $ reimbursed. This all goes on Sch A.