Do i have to use the original w2 form or can i use a printed one

jordan20taylor · ‎June 4, 2019

LeeM · ‎June 4, 2019

You can use a printed one. It doesn't matter since the IRS receives the same information.

AceD2134 · ‎February 5, 2020

Can I use regular blank paper or does it need to be perforated paper

LindaB1993 · ‎February 5, 2020

The regular blank paper is acceptable for filing your return.

The W-2 copies must be easily separable or already separated. Perforations meet this requirement, as does cutting them yourself.

The regulation is designed so that employees don't have to cut the W-2's themselves. If the forms are printed on different pieces of paper, or they are cut, then this of course meets the requirement to be easily separable, since they're already separated.

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SBTX1 · ‎March 29, 2023

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SBTX1 · ‎March 29, 2023

I apologize, I replied to the wrong thread, didn't know how to delete so I backspaced the text. New to the community forums, sorry about that!

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Do i have to use the original w2 form or can i use a printed one