Get LMRC Specification Guide For W-2 Filing 2022-2024

The W-2 reports how much you earned from your employer as well as how much tax was withheld on your behalf during the tax year. You should consider reviewing your tax withholding annually to ensure you withhold the correct amount of money from your paychecks.

Box 15: Box 15 reports your employer's state and state tax identification number. There may be multiple lines of information here if you worked for the same employer in multiple states. Box 16: Box 16 reports the total amount of taxable wages you earned in that state.

How to fill out Form W-2 Box A: Employee's Social Security number. ... Box B: Employer Identification Number (EIN) ... Box C: Employer's name, address, and ZIP code. ... Box D: ... Boxes E and F: Employee's name, address, and ZIP code. ... Box 1: Wages, tips, other compensation. ... Box 2: Federal income tax withheld. ... Box 3: Social Security wages.

Understanding your W-2 form Box 1: Details how much you were paid in wages, tips, bonuses and other compensation. Box 2: Shows how much federal income tax was withheld from your pay by your employer. Box 3: Shows much of your pay in Box 1 was subject to Social Security tax.