This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why Box 1 (Wages) and Box 5 (Medicare Wages) on Form W-2 can be different.

• The exact $20 monthly threshold that triggers the requirement for employees to report tips.

• How to correctly report allocated tips from Box 8 of the W-2 using Form 4137.

• A simple rule to distinguish taxable cash-equivalent fringe benefits from non-taxable ones.

• Key 2025 dollar limits for non-taxable benefits like education, adoption, and transportation assistance.

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