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Only One Week Remains to Sign Up for UK's Online W-2 Program

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2015) — This is the last week for University of Kentucky employees to choose to access their W-2 statements online. UK's 'Safe, Swift, Sustainable' W-2 program allows currently employed faculty, staff and students to receive their W-2 forms through the 'Employee Self Service' portion of password protected myUK.

Employees who enroll in the Safe, Swift, Sustainable W-2 program give the university consent to only provide their W-2s online. Enrolled employees will no longer receive a paper W-2 in the mail but will be able to view and print their W-2 at an earlier date. The enrollment period is now through Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, and prizes will be given as an incentive to enroll.

The benefits of this online W-2 statements program are:

• Earlier access to your W-2 statement than the traditional mail process;

• Email notification when online W-2 statement is available;

• Eliminate the possibility of your W-2 statement being delayed or lost in the mail;

• Access to your W-2 statement at any time;

• Ability to print W-2 at your convenience;

• Contribute to UK’s sustainability initiative; and

• 2013 and future W-2s will remain online for multiple years.

The program fits well into UK's overall sustainability efforts by reducing the use of paper, and promoting cost savings.

For instructions on how to enroll in the Safe, Swift, Sustainable W-2 program, visit www.uky.edu/hr/hr-home/new-online-w-2-tax-statement-option.

To learn how to print your online W-2, play the video below.

All employees who consent to receive online W-2s will be entered into a random drawing for prizes of $50 and $250 gift cards. Winners will be notified weekly through Jan. 20th.

To date UK employees in the following areas have won prizes:

· UK HealthCare;

· UK Athletics;

· College of Medicine;

· Office of Academic Enhancement;

· College of Dentistry;

· STEPS;

· College of Design

· UK Alumni Association;

· College of Health Sciences; and

· Customer Operations at UK Analytics and Technologies.

Employees who do not want to enroll in the new program do not have to take any action. They will have a paper W-2 form printed and mailed by the University of Kentucky no later than Jan. 31, 2015, to the employee’s permanent address on file in the SAP HR/Payroll system. Employees who have separated employment from the University of Kentucky will have a W-2 paper form printed and mailed.  

MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu