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General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3
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Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

(Including Forms W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, W-2VI, W-3SS, W-2c, and W-3c)
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Need Help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How To Get Forms and Publications . . . . . . . . . . . Common Errors on Forms W-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 . . . . . Special Reporting Situations for Form W-2 . . . . . . . Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific Instructions for Form W-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific Instructions for Form W-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Instructions for Forms W-2c and W-3c . . . . Special Situations for Forms W-2c and W-3c . . . . . Specific Instructions for Form W-2c . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific Instructions for Form W-3c . . . . . . . . . . . . Form W-2 Reference Guide for Box 12 Codes . . . . Form W-2 Box 13 Retirement Plan Checkbox Decision Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Reporting Example Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. 1 3 4 4 4 6 12 13 20 22 23 24 25 27 Additionally, Forms W-2 and W-2c electronic and paper wage reports for household employers will be returned under the following conditions: The sum of social security wages and social security tips is less than the minimum yearly earnings subject to social security and Medicare tax withholding for a household employee, and The Medicare wages and tips are less than the minimum yearly earnings subject to social security and Medicare