W-2 Errors: How to Avoid Them, How to Correct Them 2017

Topics

• Correcting Forms W-2 – employee copies and filing copies
• Filing Errors – types and causes and how to avoid them
• Incorrect Withholding – when and how to correct
• Name and SSN Mismatches – SSN verification and reasonable cause exceptions to penalties
• When Form 941 must also be corrected
• Correcting wage underpayments and overpayments
• Employee Misclassification– How to correct- W-2 or W-2c ?
• Filling out Form W-2c – box by box
• New rules regarding reporting of errors and changes to de minimus error rules
• New filing deadlines for 2016 information returns
• Increased penalties for 2015 and later returns

Who should Attend

• Payroll Consultants
• Payroll Supervisors and Personnel
• Public Accountants
• Payroll Service Providers
• Tax Compliance Officers
• Internal Auditors
• Employee Benefits Administrators
• Enrolled Agents
• Company / Business Owners
• Officers and Managers with Payroll or Tax Compliance Oversight
• Public Agency Managers
• Managers/ Supervisors
• Audit and Compliance Personnel / Risk Managers