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Elect to receive W-2 electronically

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 1, 2024) – The University of Kentucky encourages faculty, staff and students to consent to receive their W-2 forms electronically. This option is available to the university faculty, staff and students employed through Jan. 31, 2025. Consent to receive your electronic W-2 is quick and easy through myUK Employee Self Service. Employees should complete their consent no later than Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.  

Follow the instructions on the HR webpage to enable the online W-2: https://hr.uky.edu/myuk-online-resource/employees/w-2-select-online-delivery

The benefits of receiving an electronic W-2 include:

  • Earlier access to W-2s (Availability of the online forms will be announced in UKNow, while paper forms will be mailed by Jan. 31, 2025).
  • No possibility of forms being lost, stolen, misplaced, or delayed through the mail.
  • Secure access through myUK Employee Self Service.
  • Online W-2s are in the same format as the printed copy.
  • Your online consent will remain in effect therefore an annual consent is not needed.

Departments should encourage employees to sign up no later than Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, to receive their 2024 W-2 electronically through myUK Employee Self Service.

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.   

In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.