W2

What does W2 stand for?

Wage and Tax Statement

A popular financial acronym for the year-end statement an employee receives from his or her employer at the end of the calendar year; contains information such as total earnings and the Federal and State tax withheld.

Example

"Have you done your taxes yet?
No I haven't gotten my W2 yet.
You should contact your employer cause you should have gotten that a month ago."

Related Slang

W4Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
IRSInternal Revenue Service
erEmployer
eeEmployee
SUTAState Unemployed Tax Act
FUTAFederal Unemployment Tax Act
FICAFederal Insurance Contributions Act
ITRIncome Tax Return
EBTEarnings before taxes

Usage

✓ Financial Terms

Last Updated: February 11, 2015

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