Call the IRS toll free at 800-829-1040 or make an appointment to visit an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC). The IRS will send your employer a letter requesting that they furnish you a corrected Form W-2 within ten days.
What does a corrected W2 mean?
Corrected Wage and Tax Statement
If an employer makes a mistake on a form W-2, the employer will issued a corrected form W-2, called a form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement. If you have not yet filed your tax return, just use the corrected amounts as reported on the W-2c on your tax return.
How do I fill out a W2c?
How to complete a W2c (Step by Step)
- Employer’s name, address, ZIP code.
- Employer’s Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Tax year, form corrected.
- Correct social security number (SSN)
- Indicate if corrected SSN and/or name.
- Employee’s previously reported SSN.
- Employee’s previously reported name.
- Employee’s name.
Where do I file W2c?
Where to file Forms W-2c and W-3c only. If you use the U.S. Postal Service, send Forms W-2c and W-3c to: Social Security Administration Data Operations Center P.O. Box 3333 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18767-3333.
Can you e file with a corrected W-2?
If you have received a Form W-2C (a corrected W-2 form), you can still electronically file your return. Enter the information from your Form W-2C as a Form W-2 in the program, if you have not yet entered the original Form W-2, or correct the original Form W-2 information entered.
Why is Turbotax telling me I will get a w2c?
“Since you deferred your SS tax last year, you get W-2c from your employer.., The full Turbotax statement is “Heads up! Since you deferred some of your Social Security taxes last year, you’ll get Form W-2c from your employer once you’ve repaid what you deferred.
Do I file both w2 and W2C?
You must file both the original W-2 and the corrected W-2C with the IRS.
What’s the correct way to correct a W-2?
How to correct a W-2 form: W-2c form. To create a corrected W-2 after filing, use Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement. Employers use Form W-2c to correct errors on Forms W-2 filed with the Social Security Administration. Sometimes, you might send Form W-2c to your employee but not the SSA (explained below).
When to use Form W-2 C, wage and tax statements?
Use Form W-2 C to correct errors on Form W-2, W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, W-2VI, or W-2c filed with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Also use Form W-2 C to provide corrected Form W-2, W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, W-2VI, or W-2c to employees.
What to do if you find an error on Form W-2?
If you discover an error on Form W-2 after you issue it to your employee but before you send it to the SSA, check the “Void” box at the top of the incorrect Form W-2 on Copy A. Prepare a new Form W-2 with the correct information, and send Copy A to the SSA.
What happens if you send a Correct Form W-2 to SSA?
If the “Void” Form W-2 is on a page with a correct Form W-2, send the entire page to the SSA. The “Void” form will not be processed. Do not write “CORRECTED” on Copy A of Form W-2.
