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I appreciate you for sharing detailed information about your concern, AnneB8. I'll go over how Box 1 in W2s works in QuickBooks Desktop in more detail. Let me also ensure you can add the taxable amount of on the W-2 form within the program.

Please note that the information in Box 1 of the W2 form is derived from wages, tips, and other compensation (for Federal Income Tax): 50,000.00. That said, the total amount in this box is based on the employee's paycheck generated in the program.

Since you don't want to amend the W-2s and file the tax return manually, you can create a liability adjustment to include the taxable amount of QERHRA in box 1 on the W-2 form. This is done to adjust the wage base amount, and this also helps you to correct employees’ year-to-date (YTD) or quarter-to-date (QTD) payroll info in QBDT. You can read this article to see the steps on how to perform the process: Adjust payroll liabilities in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll. 

I've also added a screenshot below for visual reference.

In case you need steps on how to run a report in QBDT to quickly view your payroll totals, including employee taxes and contributions, you can read this article: Create a payroll summary report in QuickBooks.

Let me know in the comment section if you have other W2 questions or any QuickBooks concerns. I’ll get back to answer them for you, AnneB8. Have a good one!