What is the Form W-2?
As a part of the Employer-Employee relationship, Form W-2 is completed by employers describing the earnings and taxes withheld from the employees for a particular year. The United States income tax system uses this form as information from the employers for their employees while filing taxes. Form W-2 Deadlines: Employers must complete and provide this form to the employees by Jan 31st of the calendar year. If a person has worked with multiple employers within a year, he/she will receive forms from each employer. If a single person has worked for a single employer in multiple states, the employer needs to provide multiple forms for each state. Some employers prefer to have multiple rows of states in each or all forms. As an example your employer(s) must have given you a W-2 form for the year 2009 – 10 by January 31st, 2010. How to Read Form W-2: Before filing the forms with authorities, it is very important to read if the information provided in Form W-2 is correct. Box a – f – Your pe
