Report your employee’s income from jury duty in Box 1 “Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation” on a W-2 form. Employers must report additional income that they pay to an employee and send a Form W-2 to the worker by Jan. 31 for the previous tax year.
Complete your filing duties so that all of your employees can submit Form 1040, which includes their jury duty pay, to the Internal Revenue Service. Make sure that you and all employees know what is expected of both parties from the IRS, the state, and the company.
People Also Ask
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This article was updated on Jan. 29, 2026 to keep its information as fresh as possible. We update this article every six months, before and after tax season, to keep current with any changes.