Form W-2C ("Corrected Wage and Tax Statement"): This form is used by employers to correct errors on previously filed Forms W-2. If there are mistakes on an original W-2, such as incorrect wages or tax withholdings, employers use Form W-2C to provide corrected information to both employees and the IRS.
Form W-3C ("Transmittal of Corrected Wage and Tax Statements"): Form W-3C is used as a summary transmittal form when submitting corrected W-2 forms to the SSA. It accompanies the corrected W-2C forms and provides summary information about the corrected wage and tax statements being submitted.
Helpful Tips
1. When to file W-2C and W-3C?
File Forms W-2c (Corrected Wage and Tax Statement) and W-3c (Transmittal of Corrected Wage and Tax Statement) as soon as possible after you discover an error. Also, provide a Form W-2c to the employee as soon as possible.
2. To correct a Form W-2 you have already submitted, file a Form W-2c with a separate Form W-3c for each year needing correction.
3. File a Form W-3c whenever you file a Form W-2c, even if you are only filing a Form W-2c to correct an employee's name or Social Security number (SSN).
4. If you expect to file 10 or more tax forms during a calendar year, you are now required to file them electronically.
5. Form W2C Boxes 1 through 20. For the items you are changing, enter under "Previously reported" the amount reported on the original Form W-2. Enter under "Correct information" the correct amount. Do not make an entry in any of these boxes unless you are making a change. If you do not enter the correct amount for one field, ezW2Correction software will leave that field blank when printing form.
6. If any item shows a dollar amount change and one of the amounts is zero, enter "-0-". Do not leave the box blank.
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