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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What Is a W-2 Form? How Wage and Tax Statements Work Your email has been sent Key takeaways: A W-2 form is a federal tax form that documents an employee’s total compensation, fringe benefits, and tax ...

First up, here's what you should know about the form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement: A form W-2 is issued by an employer to an employee. That carries with it some significance and not only for tax ...