Description:The Employer is required to send you a copy – Part B and C of the W-2 – either by mail or electronically by Jan. 31 of the subsequent tax year. For example, you should receive the W-2 for tax year 2020 by Jan. 31, 2021 and W-2 for tax year 2021 by January 31, 2022.

Is there a new I 9 for 2020?

On Jan. 31, 2020, USCIS published the Form I-9 Federal Register notice announcing a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, that the Office of Management and Budget approved on Oct. 21, 2019.

When is the deadline to file Form W-2?

By law, employers are required to file copies of their Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, with the Social Security Administration by January 31. However, since January 31 falls on a Sunday in 2021, the deadline is the next business day, Monday, February 1.

When do you have to file W2’s with SSA?

Due Date to File W2s. All employees who are paid $600 or more a year must receive a W-2 form from their employer. The latest employees can receive their W-2s from their employers is generally Jan. 31. Additionally, W-2 forms must be filed with the Social Security Administration by March 31 if employers file the forms with the SSA electronically.

When do you need to send out W2’s to employees?

The deadline date by which you need to have distributed W-2’s to employees is January 31st. Employees don’t technically have to have W-2’s in hand, but at a minimum, the envelope must bear an official January 31st or earlier postmark.

What are the penalties to employers for late W-2s?

If employers do not give employees an accurate W-2 form by the deadline, or if they submit late forms to the SSA, they can receive a $30 penalty from the IRS for each form they file late by 30 or fewer days. For filing W-2 forms between 31 and 59 days late, employers can be fined $60 for each late W-2 form.