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SSA Announces Modernized W-2/W-2c Online Application

Written by PayrollOrg Staff | Sep 16, 2026, 4:16:47 PM

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced in its September 14 edition of W-2 News that it has modernized its W-2/W-2c Online application with enhanced features.

W-2/W-2c Online is a free application available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, that allows employers to manually enter employee information and electronically file Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and Forms W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement, with the SSA. Employers can access W-2/W-2c Online through SSA’s Business Services Online.

Enhanced features of the modernized W-2/W-2c Online application include:

  • The ability to print copies for employees
  • Box 12 code descriptions
  • Plain language instructions
  • Simplified navigation with easy-to-read screens

Previous Application Will Be Discontinued

SSA said the previous W-2/W-2c Online application will be decommissioned on September 19, 2026. Employers will have access to the previous application to submit any unsubmitted reports until September 18.

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Rayna Alexander, Esq., is Editor of Payroll Information Resources for PayrollOrg.