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W-2 and W-4

W-2

Boise State University is required by the IRS to furnish all employees with a W-2 Form, Wage and Tax Statement, for each calendar year to be used in completing the employees’ annual tax returns. The W-2 Form details the employee’s compensation and tax withholding amounts for the year from his/her paycheck. According to the Federal Treasury Regulation 31.6051-1, the W-2 Form must be furnished, meaning properly addressed and postmarked, by January 31 and 1042 Form (for Foreign National employees) by March 15.

Benefits of Receiving Form W-2 Electronically

W-2 Process Schedule
W-2 Disclosure Notices
Consent to receive your W-2 Statement electronically instead of by paper copy
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How can former employees access W2 and paycheck information?

As of December 2020, former employees must request W-2 tax and/or paystub information through Human Resource ServicesW-2 and Paystub Request

W-4

You can file a new Form W-4 anytime your tax situation changes and you choose to have more, or less, tax withheld.

Helpful tools:

Click here to use a W-4 Withholding calculator provided by the IRS.

FEDERAL WITHHOLDING

Go online to my.BoiseState to file or make changes your W-4 or click here for a paper W-4 form.
NOTE: Marital status and allowances claimed for federal withholding will default to and be used for Idaho State Withholding unless you complete a paper ID W-4, see IDAHO STATE WITHHOLDING.

  • Go to my.BoiseState/ login
  • Use your employee user name and password to log in
  • Select “Employee View”
  • Select “HR System” under “SERVICES”
  • Enter your User ID and Password
  • Select “Payroll and Compensation”
  • Select “W-4 Tax Information”

IDAHO STATE WITHHOLDING

To file or make changes for State of Idaho withholding only, click here for a paper ID W-4 form.

Paper W-4 Forms

Return paper W-4 forms to Human Resources-Payroll at Mail Stop 1265

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