How Do I Find My Original W-2 Online?
Employers are required to save important tax information such as your current and prior-year W-2s. Employers are required to provide employees with a W-2 for the current tax season by January 31. If you have not received your W-2 by this date, or if you have lost or misplaced it, you can contact your employer.
When is the deadline to send out W2 forms?
Two steps are involved in the W-2 process. The first step is distributing the W-2 forms to employees. The second step is to file these forms with the Social Security Administration. The deadline for both distributions to employees and filing with the SSA is January 31 of the year after the tax year.
What happens if you don’t get a W-2?
If you never received a W-2 when you were supposed to, your employer should still have a copy of your W-2 for the year in question up to six years prior. Some W-2’s end up coming back as “undeliverable”, and the IRS requires these W-2’s to be kept for a six-year minimum. The six years should start after the initial delivery date.
