Reminder: Jan. 31 is the due date for W-2 and certain 1099-MISC forms.
December 24, 2016
Reminder: Jan. 31 is the due date for W-2 and certain 1099-MISC forms. Unlike in prior years, 2016 W-2 forms (“Wage and Tax Statement”) that report employee compensation and all 1099-MISC forms (“Miscellaneous Income”) that report nonemployee compensation must be filed by Jan. 31, 2017. Many states require employers to file copies of Form W-2 with the state’s taxing authority. While several of those states had Jan. 31 due dates even before the federal law change, many that previously had later due dates have adopted the Jan. 31 date for 2016 returns.