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Level 15
Level 15

After you file


@Anonymous wrote:

So it doesn't matter when I worked it matters when I received checks?


That's right. Technically what matters is when the check was issued. If your employer issues a paycheck on December 31, 2019, but for some reason you don't pick up the check until January 2, 2020, that check will still be in your 2019 W-2.