HR, Payroll and Benefits News

Update Your Address by January 6, 2017, for W-2 Tax Form Distribution
November 22, 2016

Make sure your current address is up-to-date for the 2016 W-2 Tax Form distribution. In late January 2017 your W-2 Form will be sent via U.S. mail to your mailing address in the MyUW portal. If you do not have a mailing address, your W-2 will be mailed to your home address.  If neither address is in the MyUW portal, your W-2 will be mailed to your office address.

 To ensure your W-2 Form is sent to your preferred address, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the MyUW portal for UW System institutions or for UW-Madison.
  2. Review your current mailing and/or home address in the ‘Personal Information’ module.  If this is not your preferred address for W-2 Form distribution, update your mailing and/or home address.
  3. To update your address, click on the ‘Update my Personal Information’ link in the ‘Personal Information’ module. For additional instructions on updating your address, visit: https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/help/personal-information.php
  4. Update your address by the January 6, 2017 deadline.
  5. While in the ‘Personal Information’ module, you are encouraged to self-identify your veteran, disability status or ethnicity using the provided links.  Self-identifying is optional and used only for federal reporting purposes. It will not be shared in any other way.

In addition to the hard copy W-2 Form that you will receive, an online copy of your W-2 Form will be available in the MyUW portal in the ‘Payroll Information’ module, ‘Tax Statements’ tab in late January.

Changing your address in the portal for W-2 distribution may not change your address for all of the benefit plans in which you are currently enrolled. For instructions on how to change your address for all of your benefits, visit: Change Your Name or Address.      

If you have questions, contact your contact your institution HR office benefit contact.

Source: UW Service Center
Categories: Personal Information