W-2 form
Annual earnings document
A W-2 form is a U.S. tax document that employers must provide to employees annually, reporting wages earned and taxes withheld.
Employees use it to file their income tax returns: I can't file my taxes until I get my W-2.
The form goes to both the employee and the IRS.
Also called simply a W-2.
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- gross incomeEarnings before any deductions
- tax codeLaws governing taxation
- income statementPeriodic profit-loss report
- tax deductionPermitted income reduction
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