Hiring Employees
Checklist for Hiring Employees
How to file Information Returns to
report payment to your employees
Wage Reporting-Form W-2
After the calendar year is over, you must furnish
copies of Form
W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, to each employee to whom you paid
wages during the year. You must also send copies to the Social Security
Administration.
Form W-2. You must file Form W-2, Wage
and Tax Statement, to report payments to your employees, such as
wages, tips, and other compensation, withheld income, social security,
and Medicare taxes, and advance earned income credit (EIC) payments.
For more information on what to report on Form W-2, see the
Instructions
for Form W-2.
Information reporting call site. The IRS operates
a centralized call site to answer questions about reporting on
Form W-2,
W-3, 1099 and other information returns. If you have questions
related to reporting on information returns, call 304-263-8700.
Employee Verification Service. This service,
offered by the Social Security Administration, will match your record
of employee names and Social Security numbers (SSN) with SSAs records
before you prepare and submit Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statements).
Making sure names and SSNs entered on the W-2 match our records
is important because unmatched records can result in additional
processing costs for you and uncredited earnings for your employees.
Uncredited earnings can affect future eligibility to (and amounts
paid under) SSAs retirement, disability and survivors program. EVS
can help eliminate this common reporting error. See the Social
Security Administration's web site for information on how to
take advantage of this free service.
EMPLOYER'S
GUIDE TO FILING TIMELY AND ACCURATE W-2 WAGE REPORTS
Important References
Publication
583
Starting a Business and Keeping Records
Publication
334
Tax Guide for Small Business
Form
W-2
Wage and Tax Statement
Instructions
for Form W-2
Publication
15
Employers Tax Guide
Form
W-3
Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements