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W-2 Generator

Enter wage and withholding details, then download the real IRS Form W-2 filled with your entries. The download contains the employee copies only — Copy B, Copy C and Copy 2. Everything is prepared in this browser; nothing you type is uploaded.

Prepared W-2 employee copies (B, C and 2). PaycheckVista does not file forms with the SSA or IRS.

Employer

Appears in boxes b, c and d of the prepared W-2.

Employer nameComplete this required field.

Employer identification number (EIN)

Shown masked on screen. The full number appears only in the downloaded or printed IRS PDF.Enter a complete nine-digit employer identification number.

Employer addressComplete this required field.

Control number (box d)optional

Tax year

Employee

Box a shows only the last four digits of the SSN on screen.

First name and middle initialComplete this required field.

Last nameComplete this required field.

Suffixoptional

Social Security number

Shown masked on screen. The full number appears only in the downloaded or printed IRS PDF.Enter a complete nine-digit Social Security number.

Employee addressComplete this required field.

Federal wage and tax boxes

Boxes 1 through 11.

Box 1 — Wages, tips, other compensation

Enter Box 1 wages above zero.

Box 2 — Federal income tax withheld

Box 3 — Social Security wages

Box 4 — Social Security tax withheld

Box 5 — Medicare wages and tips

Box 6 — Medicare tax withheld

Box 7 — Social Security tipsoptional

Box 8 — Allocated tipsoptional

Box 10 — Dependent care benefitsoptional

Box 11 — Nonqualified plansoptional

Box 13

Statutory employeeRetirement planThird-party sick pay

State and local (boxes 15–20)

Optional. Leave blank if it does not apply.

Stateoptional

Employer's state ID numberoptional

Box 16 — State wagesoptional

Box 17 — State income taxoptional

Box 18 — Local wagesoptional

Box 19 — Local income taxoptional

Box 20 — Locality nameoptional

Download your completed W-2 PDF

Document preparation/download service only. PaycheckVista does not file forms with the IRS or SSA.

Single W-2 (employee copies) — $7.99, one-time

Prepared W-2 employee copies (B, C and 2). PaycheckVista does not file forms with the SSA or IRS.

Filling in and reviewing your details is free. Downloading or printing the completed W-2 PDF uses one W-2 credit.

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Filing with the SSA

The red Copy A cannot be printed from the IRS website and filed. Order official forms at irs.gov/orderforms or e-file through the SSA. Confirm current requirements at irs.gov. This tool is a convenience form filler, not tax advice.

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