That’s because this form is used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to help estimate tax withholding. If you earned taxable wages or compensation over $600, you should receive a W-2.

The W-2 form is one of the most widely recognized tax forms for US workers, and for good reason: It's essential for filing your income taxes. This form details your total earnings from the ...

If your W-2 is incorrect the IRS says you should first request that your employer fix the mistake. If your employer hasn’t ...

Typically, you'd have that W-2 in hand by the first week of February. But you might have found it earlier online through your employer or by importing it directly when using a tax prep company.

ALBANY — Multiple Albany County employees received opened or damaged W-2 tax statements in the mail this past weekend. It was not immediately clear how many county employees were impacted.

Most individuals take the standard, but itemizing could make sense if you incurred most of the following expenses during 2024: property taxes, large income or sales taxes, mortgage interest ...

W-2 forms should have arrived in mailboxes and inboxes by Jan. 31. Here's why you need that form for the 2025 tax season and what to do if you haven't gotten yours yet. Macy Meyer is a North ...

Like many tax filers, I'm still a ways away from sitting down with my W-2 forms and the 1040 instructions and a calculator and all that. But millions of Americans have already jumped right in.

For employees who earn $600 or more in wages, one of those documents is a W-2 form, which outlines all income an employee earned from a given employer, Social Security, Medicare and taxes withheld.