Deadline for Online W-2 Sign Up Approaching
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 15, 2019) — University of Kentucky employees have the option of accessing 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 Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Employees who have already signed up for this option will continue to receive their W-2s online.
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;
- elimination of 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;
- contribution to UK’s sustainability initiative; and
- once enrolled future W-2s will remain online for multiple years.
For instructions on how to enroll in the "Safe, Swift, Sustainable" W-2 program, visit www.uky.edu/hr/hr-home/myuk-online-guide/myuk-ess-guide/w-2-choosing-online-delivery-option-irs-disclosure.
Employees who do not want to enroll in the 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, 2020, 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.
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.