A W-2 form is an important tax paper from your employer. It shows your yearly income and the taxes already paid. You need it ...

Your W-2 form, or Wage and Tax Statement, helps you to fill out your annual tax return. Here's more on how to understand the form and what to do if it’s wrong. Many, or all, of the products featured ...

W-2 forms are tax forms maintained by employers and sent to employees and the Internal Revenue Service. Wages for the year and the amount of taxes withheld are reported on the W-2. All employees in ...

Chances are that when you get your paycheck, you don’t look closely at anything beyond the net pay—the amount deposited into your account. But your Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement? That’s a different ...

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Chances are that when you get your paycheck, you don’t look closely at anything beyond the net pay—the amount deposited into your account. But your Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement? That’s a different ...

When tax season rolls around every year, the reams of paperwork that a business must organize and file with the IRS can seem overwhelming. No matter how inundated and busy a business is, though, all ...

One of tax season’s biggest challenges is gathering all the documents you’ll need to file your return by the IRS deadline—including a W-2 form from your employer. If you left a job during the tax year ...