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Employers must furnish W-2 forms to employees by January 31 each year. If you haven't received yours by mid-February, contact your employer first. If it still hasn't arrived by the end of February, call the IRS at 800-829-1040 — they will send a Form 4852 you can use as a substitute W-2 to file your taxes on time.

The W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) is an IRS tax form that reports an employee's annual wages and the federal, state, Social Security, and Medicare taxes withheld from their paychecks. Employers issue one W-2 per employee and file copies with the Social Security Administration.

Every employee who was paid $600 or more in wages during the tax year, or had any federal income, Social Security, or Medicare tax withheld, must receive a W-2 from their employer. Independent contractors do not receive a W-2 — they receive a 1099-NEC instead.

A W-4 is filled out by the employee at hire to tell the employer how much federal income tax to withhold. A W-2 is issued by the employer at year-end summarizing actual wages paid and taxes withheld. You fill out a W-4 once (and update it when life changes); you receive a W-2 every year you work as an employee.

As an employer, you enter the employee's SSN (Box a), your EIN (Box b), the employer and employee names and addresses, then report wages and taxes in Boxes 1–14. Use Box 12 codes for items like 401(k) deferrals (D) and HSA contributions (W). The guide above walks through each box. File Copy A with the SSA and give Copies B, C, and 2 to the employee by January 31.

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Not directly through PDF Edit — you'll need to use the SSA's Business Services Online (BSO) at ssa.gov/bso to file electronically, or mail Copy A to the SSA. PDF Edit is for filling, reviewing, and saving a clean copy for your records or for distribution to employees.