Is the year on your W-2 mean thats the year you worked or is that the year you will file?

[jwilderoder]

I found a w-2 online for me but I believe it was for last year,the date on the w-2 says 2017,so my question is the date in the W-2 is the year you worked or the year you are taking it to be filed?

[SweetieJean · Accepted solution]

The year you worked. And we are filing 2017 tax year returns now.

[VolvoGirl]

So it's actually Both.  Well actually the year you got paid.  You might have gotten paid in Jan 2017 for the last week you worked in Dec 2016.