If you receive a corrected Form W-2 after you filed your return with Form 4852, and the information differs from the information reported on your return, you must amend your return by filing Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
What does a corrected W-2 mean?
Corrected Wage and Tax Statement
If an employer makes a mistake on a form W-2, the employer will issued a corrected form W-2, called a form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement. If you have not yet filed your tax return, just use the corrected amounts as reported on the W-2c on your tax return.
What is Form W-2c for?
What is a form W-2C? A W-2C is a form used to make corrections on previously issued wage/tax information (W-2s) from current or prior years.
What to do if you get a W-2c from your employer?
I got a W-2c from my employer. How do I handle this? Form W-2c: Corrected Wage and Tax Statement is a corrected version of your W-2. If you already imported or entered your W-2 and you haven’t yet filed, go back and edit your W-2 with the corrected info from your W-2c.
Do you write ” corrected ” on form W-2c?
Write the word “CORRECTED” on the copy for the employee and then give it to your employee. Send the corrected version of Copy A directly to the SSA, but you do not want to write the word “CORRECTED” on it. Be sure not to use Form W-2c to correct any updates in back pay for any employee. Do not use the W-2c to report any errors on form W-2G.
Do you need to correct errors on a W-2?
Corrections on a W-2 need to be corrected on Form W-2C after they were filed with the IRS. The Form W-2c is used to correct such errors as:
When to use Form W-2 C, wage and tax statements?
Use Form W-2 C to correct errors on Form W-2, W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, W-2VI, or W-2c filed with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Also use Form W-2 C to provide corrected Form W-2, W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, W-2VI, or W-2c to employees.
