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Federal Form W-2 is a wage and tax statement that reports employment income and withholding and may be needed for individuals to prepare their individual income tax return. The University of Pennsylvania is required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to furnish W-2 forms to all employees on or before January 31 each year. 

To have a much better understanding of the information on your W-2 Form, please review this reference document, W-2 Box Descriptions,  that explains the content of each box. 

Manage your tax information

Log on to Workday@Penn to access, manage, and view your tax information. The following tip sheets include step-by-step instructions for updating your tax information in Workday@Penn: 

  • Self Service: Access to W-2, W-4, and State Reciprocal  Forms
  • Self Service: Modify Your Personal Information 
  • Self Service-Manage Your Payroll and Compensation Information
  • Self Service: Understand Your Payslip 

Accessing your W-2

Employees are strongly encouraged to elect to receive their W-2 electronically. Consult the tip sheet Access to W-2, W-4, and State Reciprocal Forms for written step-by-step instructions or view a two-minute self-service video demonstration. 

Beginning for calendar year 2019, your Form W-2 is available in Workday. However, the Control Number needed to upload your tax information into your tax software is only available on the ADP version of your
W-2. 
 

To view the ADP version of your current W-2, as well as W-2s for years 2019-2021, please go to My Tax Info. The secure link will take you to ADP W-2 Services.

For tax information from 2006 through 2018, please contact the Penn Employee Solution Center at hcmsolutioncenter@upenn.edu or (215) 898-7372.

Have additional questions?  Please contact the Penn Employee Solution Center at hcmsolutioncenter@upenn.edu or (215) 898-7372. 

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