How Do You Create A W2 Form?
If you are an employer who paid an employee wages from which income tax, Social Security tax or Medicare was deducted, you must issue a Form W2 for each such employee. Employees need these forms to file their state and federal income tax returns. The Social Security Administration also uses the forms to record earnings and payments for the computation of retirement or disability payments. Print a year-end payroll register sorted by either the employee’s last name or Social Security number. Use a black ink typewriter ribbon to complete the form. The Internal Revenue Service prefers a 12-point Courier font. Enter the employee’s Social Security number in box a. Enter your federal employer identification number in box b and your legal name, address, and zip code in Box c. Box d is available for you to assign a control number for each W2 if you wish. Enter the employee’s name exactly as it is shown on his or her Social Security card and his address in box e. Enter the total of all wages, re
