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Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement

Every employer engaged in a trade or business who pays remuneration for services performed by an employee, including noncash payments, must file a Form W-2 for each employee (even if the employee is related to the employer) from whom:

  • Income, social security, or Medicare tax was withheld.
  • Income tax would have been withheld if the employee had claimed no more than one withholding allowance or had not claimed exemption from withholding on Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate.

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Form W-2

Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements

Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 (HTML)


Recent Developments

Correction to 2012 Form W 2 2012 General Instructions for Forms W 2 and W 3

Revised 2012 Forms W-2, W-3SS, and 2012 General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3; Note Regarding 2012 Form W-3 — 22-MAR-2012

Correction to the 2011 Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements — 18-FEB-2011


Other Items You May Find Useful:

All Form W-2 Revisions

Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement

Form W-3c, Transmittal of Corrected Wage and Tax Statements

Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide

Publication 15-A, Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide

Publication 15-B, Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide

Publication 51 (Circular A), Agricultural Employer's Tax Guide

Publication 542, Corporations

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