The IRS Form W-2 is one of the most important documents used when filing your federal tax return. What's on your W-2 could be the difference between owing a tax payment and receiving a refund. Here's ...

Chances are, you've received your W-2 tax form or will soon. The official deadline for employers to distribute this tax document is Jan. 31. Taxpayers may not have their W-2 on Jan. 31, but it must be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce makes the law and tax code understandable to everyone. By now you’ve probably received your Form W-2. Remember that it’s not ...

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One of tax season’s biggest challenges is gathering all the documents you’ll need to file your return by the IRS deadline—including a W-2 form from your employer. If you left a job during the tax year ...

When should my W-2 form show up? We're looking at a Friday, Jan. 31, deadline for employers to mail W-2 forms that report an employee's income and withholdings. Typically, you'd have that W-2 in hand ...