Form W-2

E34496

Form W-2 is an IRS tax document that employers must provide to employees each year summarizing their wages and the taxes withheld from their pay.

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Wage and Tax Statement 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IRS tax form
information return
appliesTo employees
category U.S. federal income tax forms
contains box codes for special items
control number
employee Social Security number
employee name and address
employer identification number
employer name and address
tax year
country United States of America
surface form: United States
deadlineToFileWithSSA January 31 following the tax year
deadlineToFurnishToEmployee January 31 following the tax year
deliveryMethod electronic
paper
doesNotApplyTo independent contractors
electronicFilingSystem Business Services Online
filedWith Social Security Administration
governingBody Internal Revenue Service
introducedBy Internal Revenue Service
issuedBy Internal Revenue Service
legalAuthority Internal Revenue Code
nonComplianceConsequence IRS penalties
SSA penalties
officialName Form W-2 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wage and Tax Statement
relatedForm Form 1099-NEC
Form 941
Form 944
Form W-3
reports Medicare wages
Social Security wages
allocated tips
dependent care benefits
other compensation
retirement plan participation
statutory employee status
tips
wages
requiredFor Form 1040 filing
Form 1040-NR filing
Form 1040-SR filing
usedBy employees
employers
usedFor individual income tax return preparation
reporting Medicare tax withheld
reporting Social Security tax withheld
reporting federal income tax withheld
reporting local income tax withheld
reporting state income tax withheld
reporting wages

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Form W-2 officialName Form W-2 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wage and Tax Statement
Form 941 relatedTo Form W-2