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)

1. Employer’s name, address, ZIP code.
2. Employer’s Employer Identification Number (EIN)
3. Tax year, form corrected.
4. Correct social security number (SSN)
5. Indicate if corrected SSN and/or name.
6. Employee’s previously reported SSN.
7. Employee’s previously reported name.
8. 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.