{"id":471,"date":"2017-01-23T09:48:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T14:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:20:20","slug":"w2-forms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/payroll-for-employees\/payroll-for-staff\/resources\/tax-documents\/w2-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"W-2 Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Active employees <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Access your W-2 forms by logging in <a href=\"https:\/\/ews-federation.equifax.com\/sso\/saml2\/0oa91j8fq7XG0XPPO697\/home\/bookmark\/0oa7splmgeDc7BkXK697\/2557\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enroll in online delivery:<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 From the left menu bar, select &#8220;My Account&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Under Delivery Selections, check the box in the top right of the W-2 box and make your selection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Boston University Employees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are no longer an active employee, you will receive your W-2 form via US mail.\u00a0 You may view and download a copy of the forms by following these instructions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Visit <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mytaxform.com\/\">www.mytaxform.com<\/a> and <strong><em>enter 17160 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>for the <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Employer Name\/Code <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you are a <strong>first-time user<\/strong>, follow the steps shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 In the pop-up box, click on Register Now<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Follow the registration process<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 After you are prompted to enter your personal email and personal phone number, you will receive a one-time push code<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 Once you are logged in, you must consent to receiving your\u00a0 tax forms electronically before you can view them online.<\/p>\n<p>We are encouraging employees to \u201celect\u201d to receive your W-2 online only for next year. <o:p><\/o:p>By opting in for online\u00a0only, you will be able to see your W-2 earlier, file sooner for your refund, contribute to the University\u2019s sustainability efforts and save the University cost of printing and mailing paper copies.<\/p>\n<p>We surveyed our peer institutions, and found that the percentage of employees who opt in for electronic W-2s ranges from 30% to 90% &#8212; please opt in, and help us to be at the top end of that range!<\/p>\n<p>Inquiries for duplicate hard copies can be requested through the website, and requests will be handled on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will not respond to requests prior to February 7<sup>th<\/sup> to allow time for the forms to reach their destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information regarding W-2 forms can be found\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/resources\/understanding-your-w-2\/\">Understanding your W-2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active employees Access your W-2 forms by logging in here. Enroll in online delivery: o\u00a0\u00a0 From the left menu bar, select &#8220;My Account&#8221; o\u00a0\u00a0 Under Delivery Selections, check the box in the top right of the W-2 box and make your selection. Former Boston University Employees If you are no longer an active employee, you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11922,"featured_media":0,"parent":1212,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11922"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1664,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions\/1664"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}