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Version: 1.7.3

Overview

Form W-2G is a tax form sent by a casino or other gambling facility to clients who won money in the previous year and had to report it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 

The total wins, the date or dates they were won, the type of wager, and the amount of federal and state income tax that has already been withheld are all included in this information.

Here’s how Form W-2G endpoint may be used:

  • Call Auth method to get the access token. This access token must be supplied in the request header as the ‘Bearer‘ token. Refer OAuth 2.0 Authentication for more information on JWT authentication and how to integrate with the subsequent requests.
  • Use ValidateForm method to validate the field level specifications of Form W-2G before creating the form.(Optional) 
  • Use the Create method to create Form W-2G for Employee under Employer. You can opt for Postal Mailing and/or Online Access in the Create request itself. 
  • Use RequestDraftPdfUrl to return the Draft PDF for review purposes. These forms are not transmitted and will have a watermark "For Review only" on it
  • Use Update method to make changes to an existing Form W-2G  returns.
  • Use Delete method to delete Form W-2G return prepared in TaxBandits.
  • Use Validate method to audit the data of Form W-2G before transmission to the IRS.
  • Use Transmit method to transmit the Form W-2G to the IRS.
  • Use RequestPdfURL method to retrieve PDFs for single or multiple recipients.
  • Use Status method to check the status of the Form W-2G after transmission. 
  • Use List method to list all Form Form W-2G for a Submission or Payer.
  • Use Get method to retrieve the Form W-2G return information 
  • Use GetPDF method to return the link to the Form W-2G in PDF format. Webhook has to be set up for this.

Services we offer:

  • Federal & State Filing - TaxBandits supports the e-filing of W-2G with both the IRS and States.
  • Postal Mailing - The recipient copy of Form W-2G will be distributed via Postal Mail.
  • Online Access - The digital copies of Form W-2G will be made available for the corresponding recipients online.