[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-302770-105":53,"doc-detail-302770-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":119,"head_meta":121,"extra_data":123,"updated_unix":125},105,"en","wage-and-tax-statement-form-w-2","Wage and Tax Statement - Form W-2","","Wage and Tax Statement (Form W-2) includes instructions for filing Copy A to the Social Security Administration and guidance for obtaining scannable official copies. Copy A is provided for informational purposes only and must be scannable when filed; online versions printed from the website are not acceptable for Copy A filing. Other copies (such as Copy B) may be downloaded, filled in, and printed for recipients and for satisfying state, city, or local requirements. The form fields capture employee and employer identifiers, wages, tips, and federal, state, and local tax amounts.",{"@graph":63,"@context":118},[64,80,101],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":36,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/forms/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/wage-and-tax-statement-form-w-2/302770/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/wage-and-tax-statement-form-w-2/302770.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"8796093062539","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-27","2026-09-19",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":79},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",{"@type":102,"mainEntity":103},"FAQPage",[104,110,114],{"name":105,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":107},"Which W-2 copy must be sent to the Social Security Administration, and how should it be handled?","Question",{"text":108,"@type":109},"Copy A must be filed with the SSA. Send the entire page with Form W-3 to the SSA, and do not send photocopies. Copy A must be scannable when printed from the official IRS scannable version.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"Can the online version of Copy A be printed and filed with the SSA?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"No. The instructions state that the online version of Copy A printed from the website is not scannable, and printing and filing it as Copy A downloaded from the website may result in penalties.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How are Copy B and other copies intended to be used?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"Copy B and other copies (shown in black) may be downloaded, filled in, and printed to provide information to the recipient and to satisfy requirements for recipients such as state, city, or local tax departments.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},302770,1790292245,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":60,"doc_module":9,"category_id":35,"category_name":36,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":129,"file_id":130,"file_url":131,"file_type":132,"file_size":133,"view_count":79,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":8,"language":134,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":135,"faqs":136,"seo_title":137,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":138,"read_time":79},8796093062539,"Attention:  \nYou may file Forms W-2 and W-3 electronically on the SSA's EmploverW-2 Filing Instructions and Information web page,which is also accessibleat wMw socialsecuiritv aovlemnlover You can create fill-in versions ofForms W-2 and W-3 for filing with SSA.You may also print out copies forfiling with state or local governments,distribution to your employees,andfor your records.  \nNote:Copy A of this form is provided for informational purposes only.Copy A appears inred,similar to the official IRS form.The official printed version of this IRS form is scannable,but the online version of it,printed from this website,is not.Do not print and file Copy Adownloaded from this website with the SSA;a penalty may be imposed for filing forms thatcan't be scanned.See the penalties section in the current General Instructions for FormsW-2 and W-3 available at www irs aov/w2 for more information  \nPlease note that Copy B and other copies of this form,which appear in black,may bedownloaded,filled in,and printed and used to satisfy the requirement to provide theinformation to the recipient.  \nTo order official IRS information returns such as Forms W-2 and W-3,which include ascannable Copv A for filing,go to IRS'Online Ordering for Information Returns andEmplover Returns page,or visit www.irs.govlorderforms and click on Employer andInformation returns.We'llmail you the scannable forms and any other products you order.  \nSee IRS Publications 1141,1167,and 1179 for more information about printing these taxforms.  \n\n| 22222   | VOID □   | a Employee's social security number   |  |  | For Official Use Only  \u003Cbr>OMBNo.1545-0029   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| b Employer identification number(EIN)   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Wages,tips,other compensation   |  |  | 2 Federal income tax withheld   |  |\n| c Employer's name,address,and ZIPcode   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Social security wages   |  |  | 4 Social security tax withheld   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 Medicare wages and tips   |  |  | 6 Medicare tax withheld   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 Social security tips   |  |  | 8 Allocated tips   |  |\n| d Control number   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9   |  |  | 10 Dependent care benefits   |  |\n| e Employee's first name andinitial   |  |  | Last name   |  |  | Suff.   | 11 Nonqualified plans   |  |  | 12a See instructions for box 12  \u003Cbr>C0de   |  |\n| f Employee's address and ZIP code   |  |  |  |  |  |  | Retremert  \u003Cbr>Third-party  \u003Cbr>13 Statutory  \u003Cbr>plan  \u003Cbr>sick pay  \u003Cbr>employee   |  |  | 12b  \u003Cbr>Code   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 Other   |  |  | 12c  \u003Cbr>Code   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12d  \u003Cbr>Code   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15 State Employer's state ID number   |  |  |  | 16 State wages,tips,etc.   | 17 State income tax   |  |  | 18 Local wages,tips,etc.   | 19 Local income tax   |  | 20 Locality name   |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n2025  \nDepartment of the Treasury-Intemal Revenue ServiceFor Privacy Act and Paperwork ReductionAct Notice,see the separate instructions.  \n# Wage and Tax Statement\n\nForm  \nCopy A-For Social Security Administration.Send this entire page with  \nForm W-3 to the Social Security Administration;photocopies are not acceptable.  \nCat.No.10134D  \nDo Not Cut,Fold,or Staple Forms on This Page  \n\n| 22222   | a Employee's social security number   |  | OMB No.1545-0029   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| b Employer identification number(EIN)   |  |  |  | 1 Wages,tips,other compensation   |  |  | 2 Federal income tax withheld   |  |\n| c Employer's name,address,and ZIP code   |  |  |  | 3 Social security wages   |  |  | 4 Social security tax withheld   |  |\n|  |  |  |  | 5 Medicare wages and tips   |  |  | 6 Medicare tax withheld   |  |\n|  |  |  |  | 7 Social security tips   |  |  | 8 Allocated tips   |  |\n| d Control number   |  |  |  | 9   |  |  | 10 Dependent care benefits   |  |\n| e","cbCaiiRgewMA1BXC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiRgewMA1BXC","pdf",1343180,"English","# Wage and Tax Statement\n## Filing and printing instructions\n## Copy-specific usage (Copy A vs Copy B)\n## Form fields for wages and taxes","[{\"question\":\"Which W-2 copy must be sent to the Social Security Administration, and how should it be handled?\",\"answer\":\"Copy A must be filed with the SSA. Send the entire page with Form W-3 to the SSA, and do not send photocopies. Copy A must be scannable when printed from the official IRS scannable version.\"},{\"question\":\"Can the online version of Copy A be printed and filed with the SSA?\",\"answer\":\"No. The instructions state that the online version of Copy A printed from the website is not scannable, and printing and filing it as Copy A downloaded from the website may result in penalties.\"},{\"question\":\"How are Copy B and other copies intended to be used?\",\"answer\":\"Copy B and other copies (shown in black) may be downloaded, filled in, and printed to provide information to the recipient and to satisfy requirements for recipients such as state, city, or local tax departments.\"}]","Wage and Tax Statement - Form W-2 | PDF",1789796770]