{"653576":{"#nid":"653576","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Elect to Receive Your 2021\u00a0W-2\u00a0Electronically\u00a0","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou may now elect to receive your W\u20102 statements online through OneUSG Connect.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFederal regulations require that employees give their consent to receive the\u0026nbsp;W-2\u0026nbsp;in an electronic format. Employees must consent to electronic delivery by December 31, 2021. Please note that OneUSG Connect will be unavailable to all University System of Georgia employees from 11:15 p.m. Friday, December 3, until 12 p.m. Saturday, December 4, for maintenance, and you will be unable to access it during this time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollow these steps in our knowledge article,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/usg.service-now.com\/usgsp?id=kb_article_view\u0026amp;sysparm_article=USGKB001094\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHow Do I Submit My Consent to Receive an Electronic\u0026nbsp;W-2\u0026nbsp;Form\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce your consent is given in OneUSG Connect, it carries forward each year and does not need to be repeated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy should you consent to electronic\u0026nbsp;W-2?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOnline delivery provides access to your W\u20102 statement earlier than the traditional paper process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOnline delivery minimizes the chance that your W\u20102 statement will get lost, misdirected or delayed during delivery or misplaced after received.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEmployee-sensitive information is safer. Electronic delivery helps ensure that your\u0026nbsp;W-2\u0026nbsp;is delivered directly to you and not opened\/seen by the wrong person.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EYou can retrieve your W\u20102 statements at any time of day and on weekends.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EYou can print multiple copies at your convenience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGo Green! Contribute to institutional cost savings (e.g., forms, printing and postage expense).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EW\u20102 statements will remain online for multiple years. If you do not consent, a paper\u0026nbsp;W-2\u0026nbsp;will be mailed to your current address on record.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor additional information or questions, please contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:oneusgsupport@usg.edu\u0022\u003Eoneusgsupport@usg.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOnce your consent is given in OneUSG Connect, it carries forward each year and does not need to be repeated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Electronic delivery helps ensure that your\u00a0W-2\u00a0is delivered directly to you. "}],"uid":"35084","created_gmt":"2021-12-09 20:17:42","changed_gmt":"2021-12-10 16:33:15","author":"cgrant60","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"64303","name":"Human Resources"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"179782","name":"W-2"},{"id":"11410","name":"taxes"},{"id":"187483","name":"2021"},{"id":"189506","name":"electronic consent"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}