Attention: 

You may file Forms W-2 and W-3 electronically on the SSA’s Employer 

W-2 Filing Instructions and Information web page, which is also accessible 

at www.socialsecurity.gov/employer. You can create fill-in versions of 

Forms W-2 and W-3 for filing with SSA. You may also print out copies for 

filing with state or local governments, distribution to your employees, and 

for your records.

Note: Copy A of this form is provided for informational purposes only. Copy A appears in 

red, similar to the official IRS form. The official printed version of this IRS form is scannable, 

but the online version of it, printed from this website, is not. Do not print and file Copy A 

downloaded from this website with the SSA; a penalty may be imposed for filing forms that 

can’t be scanned. See the penalties section in the current General Instructions for Forms 

W-2 and W-3, available at www.irs.gov/w2, for more information.

Please note that Copy B and other copies of this form, which appear in black, may be 

downloaded, filled in, and printed and used to satisfy the requirement to provide the 

information to the recipient.

To order official IRS information returns such as Forms W-2 and W-3, which include a 

scannable Copy A for filing, go to IRS’ Online Ordering for Information Returns and 

Employer Returns page, or visit www.irs.gov/orderforms and click on Employer and 

Information returns. We’ll mail you the scannable forms and any other products you order.

See IRS Publications 1141, 1167, and 1179 for more information about printing these tax 

forms.
 

DO NOT STAPLE OR FOLD 

33333 a Control number For Official Use Only: 

OMB No. 1545-0008

b 

Kind of Payer 

(Check one)

941 Military 943 944

Hshld. 

emp.

Medicare 

govt. emp.

Kind of Employer 

(Check one)

None apply 501c non-govt.

State/local 

non-501c State/local 501c Federal govt.

Third-party 

sick pay 

(Check if 

applicable) 

c Total number of Forms W-2 d Establishment number

e Employer identification number (EIN)

f Employer’s name

g Employer’s address and ZIP code

h Other EIN used this year

1 Wages, tips, other compensation 2 Income tax withheld

3 Social security wages 4 Social security tax withheld

5 Medicare wages and tips 6 Medicare tax withheld

7 Social security tips 8

9 10

11 Nonqualified plans 12a Deferred compensation

13 For third-party sick pay use only 12b

15 Employer’s territorial ID number 14 Income tax withheld by payer of third-party sick pay

18 Check the appropriate box

Type of Form: W-2AS W-2CM W-2GU W-2VI

Employer’s contact person Employer’s telephone number For Official Use Only

Employer’s fax number Employer’s email address

Copy A—For Social Security Administration

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and accompanying documents, and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete.

Signature: Title: Date:

Form W-3SS Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements 2024 Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Send this entire page with the entire Copy A page of Form(s) W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI to the Social Security 

Administration (SSA). Photocopies are not acceptable. Do not send Form W-3SS if you filed electronically with the SSA. 

Do not send any payment (cash, checks, money orders, etc.) with Form(s) W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, W-2VI, and W-3SS. 

Reminder

Separate instructions. See the 2024 General Instructions for Forms W-2 

and W-3 for information on completing this form. Do not file Form W-3SS for 

Form(s) W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI that were submitted electronically 

to the SSA. 

Purpose of Form 

Complete a Form W-3SS transmittal only when filing paper Copy A of 

Form(s) W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI. Don’t file Form W-3SS alone. All 

paper forms must comply with IRS standards and be machine readable. 

Photocopies are not acceptable. Use a Form W-3SS even if only one paper 

Form W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI is being filed. Make sure both the 

Form W-3SS and Form(s) W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI show the 

correct tax year and employer identification number (EIN). Make a copy of 

this form and keep it with a copy of Copy A (For SSA) of Form(s) W-2AS, 

W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI for your records. The IRS recommends retaining 

copies of these forms for 4 years.

E-Filing

The SSA strongly suggests employers report Form W-3SS and Form(s) 

W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI Copy A electronically instead of on paper. 

The SSA provides two free e-filing options on its Business Services Online 

(BSO) website.

• W-2 Online. Use fill-in forms to create, save, print, and submit up to 50 

Forms W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI at a time to the SSA. 

• File Upload. Upload wage files to the SSA you have created using payroll 

or tax software that formats the files according to the SSA’s Specifications 

for Filing Forms W-2 Electronically (EFW2).

W-2 Online fill-in forms or file uploads will be on time if submitted by 

January 31, 2025. For more information, go to www.SSA.gov/bso. First-time 

filers, select “Register”; returning filers, select “Log In.”

When To File Paper Forms

Mail Copy A of Form W-3SS with Copy A of Form(s) W-2AS, W-2CM, 

W-2GU, or W-2VI by January 31, 2025. 

Where To File Paper Forms

Send this entire page with the entire Copy A page of Form(s) W-2AS, 

W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI to: 

Social Security Administration 

Direct Operations Center 

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18769-0001 

Note: If you use “Certified Mail” to file, change the ZIP code to 

“18769-0002.” If you use an IRS-approved private delivery service, add

“ATTN: W-2 Process, 1150 E. Mountain Dr.” to the address and change the 

ZIP code to “18702-7997.” See Pub. 15 (Circular E), Employer’s Tax Guide, 

for a list of IRS-approved private delivery services.

For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. 

Cat. No. 10117S 
 

DO NOT STAPLE OR FOLD 

33333 a Control number For Official Use Only: 

OMB No. 1545-0008

b 

Kind of Payer 

(Check one)

941 Military 943 944

Hshld. 

emp.

Medicare 

govt. emp.

Kind of Employer 

(Check one)

None apply 501c non-govt.

State/local 

non-501c State/local 501c Federal govt.

Third-party 

sick pay 

(Check if 

applicable) 

c Total number of Forms W-2 d Establishment number

e Employer identification number (EIN)

f Employer’s name

g Employer’s address and ZIP code

h Other EIN used this year

1 Wages, tips, other compensation 2 Income tax withheld

3 Social security wages 4 Social security tax withheld

5 Medicare wages and tips 6 Medicare tax withheld

7 Social security tips 8

9 10

11 Nonqualified plans 12a Deferred compensation

13 For third-party sick pay use only 12b

15 Employer’s territorial ID number 14 Income tax withheld by payer of third-party sick pay

Employer’s contact person Employer’s telephone number For Official Use Only

Employer’s fax number Employer’s email address

Copy 1—For Local Tax Department 

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and accompanying documents, and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. 

Signature: Title: Date:

Form W-3SS Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements 2024 Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Where To File

For more information about where to file Copy 1, contact your state, city, or local tax department.

American Samoa. File Copy 1 of Form W-3SS and Form(s) W-2AS at the following address.

American Samoa Department of Treasury 

Tax Office 

Executive Office Building 

Pago Pago, AS 96799

Guam. File Copy 1 of Form W-3SS and Form(s) W-2GU at the following address.

Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation 

P.O. Box 23607 

Barrigada, GU 96921

U.S. Virgin Islands. File Copy 1 of Form W-3SS and Form(s) W-2VI at the following address.

Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue 

6115 Estate Smith Bay 

Suite 225 

St. Thomas, VI 00802

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. File Form OS-3710 and Copy 1 of Form(s) W-2CM at the following address.

Division of Revenue and Taxation 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 

P.O. Box 5234 CHRB 

Saipan, MP 96950