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 happens if you pay the wrong state taxes?
Your employer withheld state tax for the wrong state. Under most circumstances, you’ll have to file a nonresident return to recover the incorrectly-withheld taxes. Notify your employer right away so it doesn’t happen again!
Do you have to file W2 with expressirsforms?
Even if you filed your W-2 Form with another service provider, you can use our W2 Software to e-file your W-2c. You are required to file Form W-3c (transmittal form for Form W-2c) when you transmit W-2c forms to the Social Security Administration. This form is automatically generated for you when you e-file W-2c Form with ExpressIRSForms.
How do you correct an EIN on a W-2?
To correct an incorrect tax year and/or EIN on a previously submitted W-2 or W-3 Form, file w-3c form (if paper filing) with a W-2c Form for each affected employee. Enter the tax year and EIN originally reported, and enter in the “Previously reported” boxes the financial amounts on the original W-2 Form.
Do you need to correct an address on a W2C form?
If you filed a W-2 Form with the SSA that reported an incorrect address for the employee but all other information on the W-2 was correct, do not file Form W-2c with the SSA merely to correct the address. However, if the address was incorrect on the W-2 Form provided to the employee, you must do one of the following:
What to do if your W2 shows the wrong state for taxes?
If you don’t receive the corrected W-2 form in time to file your taxes, you can use Form 4852 as a substitute. You can call the IRS directly to have the form sent to you, download it from the IRS website or pick it up from your local post office, library or IRS office.
