<prompt> Human: Im a college student and this past summer I had an internship down in Florida. The company put all the interns up in this nice resort apartment, vacation pay by the week type place. It was set up through a third party housing company. They didnt offer another housing option, just told us this is where youre going to stay. Long story short, I am being taxed on the money the company spent to house us there almost 7,000. According to my last paycheck, I made around 15,000, with my wages making up only half of that. The other half came from 3rd Party Relocation Expenses. When looking at my W2 to file my taxes, it says I made 17,000. I have no idea where that extra 2,000 came from. Is it legal to tax me on money I never saw and had no say in where it went? Where might the extra 2,000 have come from? Who should I be calling to clarify all of this?If Im being honest, Im nervous to call someone at the company because I dont know a whole lot about taxes and my mom usually takes care of them for me.Edit: I got a response from the local HR where I worked not corporate. She said that she thinks the 2,000 is a gross up to cover the taxes on the housing.  <response>: They didnt offer another housing option, just told us this is where youre going to stay.I assume you couldve turned it down and just gotten your own place to live. Either way though, the amount they paid you as a housing allowance or paid on your behalf is taxable income. Where might the extra 2,000 have come from? Who should I be calling to clarify all of this?The 2,000 is likely an extra amount they paid you to cover the taxes on the housing allowance you never saw this money because they just sent it to the IRS. However, reach out to HR at this company to ask and clarify.This is pretty standard for some internships. They provide housing, but its considered taxable pay, and so they pay you an additional amount to cover the taxes on that amount. Just contact someone at the company to clarify and see if you can get a hold of a breakdown. 