2026 W-2 recipient copies
Fill in the W-2 boxes and watch the form build in real time. Review Copies B, C, and 2 with the official layout before download.
For records and employee copies only. Official filing with the SSA must use an approved filing method. Copy A is not included.
The same verified data is rendered in each applicable copy.
2026 W-2 recipient copies
$19.99
Includes the applicable copies shown above. Copy A filing is not included.
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For creating accurate records of real income and payments only. Falsifying financial documents may be fraud.
A careful year-end workflow
Build an employee-side record copy from known payroll totals, inspect the official-form preview, and pay only when the copy set is ready.
Use the employer, employee, wage, and withholding totals from the employer’s actual calendar-year payroll records.
Review each figure in the live official-form preview and switch between employee Copies B, C, and 2.
Certify that the information is accurate, pay the disclosed $19.99 one-time price, and download the recipient-copy PDF.
A W-2 is the year-end wage and tax statement an employer provides to an employee. It reports annual wages and withholding used to prepare federal, state, and local income tax returns.
A W-2 may also support annual income verification, but the lender, landlord, agency, or other recipient decides which documents it accepts. A record copy created here does not verify employment and does not replace the employer-issued form.
StubProof renders Copy B for the employee’s federal return, Copy C for the employee’s records, and Copy 2 for a state, city, or local return when required.
Copy A is not created or filed. Employers must submit official Copy A wage data through the Social Security Administration or another compliant filing method.
Contact the employer or payroll provider and ask for the missing or corrected W-2. If the form still has not arrived after the IRS-recommended steps, contact the IRS for guidance.
Form 4852 is the IRS substitute procedure in qualifying cases. Rebuilding a visual W-2 copy in StubProof is useful for private recordkeeping, but it is not Form 4852 and is not an official filing substitute.
Built for careful recordkeeping
The $19.99 one-time download price is shown in the editor before checkout.
SSN and EIN fields remain in live page state, are excluded from saved browser drafts, and are not sent to the server by the editor.
Your data is placed into the official fillable PDF fields instead of a hand-drawn HTML approximation.
Clear answers
What employee copies can do, where official filing happens, and what to do when an employer-issued W-2 is missing.
A W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, is the form an employer issues to each employee after year-end. It reports wages paid and taxes withheld so the employee can prepare federal, state, and local income tax returns.
No. A pay stub covers one pay period, while a W-2 summarizes the entire calendar year. A final pay stub may help you check the totals, but it is not the same document as the employer-issued W-2.
Only an employer can issue the official W-2. You can rebuild an employee-side record copy from real payroll figures, but it must not be used to invent income or impersonate an employer filing.
No. Use the W-2 issued and submitted by your employer. If it is missing or incorrect, contact the employer first; after the required steps, the IRS may direct you to Form 4852 as the official substitute procedure.
Ask your employer or payroll provider for another copy first. You can also review IRS guidance for a missing W-2 or request an IRS wage and income transcript. A StubProof copy is for your records and does not replace the employer-issued form.
For creating accurate records of real income and payments only. StubProof does not file Copy A, replace an employer-issued W-2, or submit wage data to the SSA. Falsifying financial documents may be fraud.
