Status
Status
This endpoint can be used to retrieve the filing and distribution status of transmitted W2C correction forms.
Webhooks Configuration
As an alternative to this method, you can configure webhooks for the following event types to receive automated notifications.
- E-file Status Change (Federal) – Triggered when the IRS accepts or rejects your W2C Correction. Learn More
- E-file Status Change (State) – Triggered when the state agency accepts or rejects your W2C Correction. Learn More
- Postal Mailing Sent – Triggered when the recipient copy of the W2C correction form has been mailed. Learn More
- Online Access Status Change - Triggered when the recipient copy of the W2C correction form is shared online, when the recipient provides consent, or when they access the form. Learn More
Statuses available
The following are the different types of status codes available for the filing and distribution of W2C correction forms.
Federal filing
- CREATED - W2C correction has been created and has not yet been transmitted.
- TRANSMITTED - W2C correction has been transmitted by the user.
- SENT TO AGENCY - W2C correction has been sent to the IRS, and we are waiting for the result from the IRS.
- ACCEPTED - W2C correction has been accepted by the IRS.
- REJECTED - W2C correction has been rejected by the IRS due to some errors. You must correct the errors and retransmit the forms.
Postal Mailing
- CREATED - Postal mailing enabled for the corrected forms.
- SENT - Corrected form copies are mailed to the recipients.
- RECEIVED - Corrected form copies are received by the recipients.
- NOTCREATED - Postal mailing wasn't opted. To opt for postal mailing, the 'IsPostalMailing' in the submission manifest of the ‘Create’ request must be set to TRUE.
Online Access
- CREATED - Online Access opted for the corrected forms, and the secure link to download form copies will be emailed to the recipients as soon as the form is transmitted.
- ORDER_CREATED - An order for online access has been received, and the email will be sent to the recipient soon.
- EMAIL_SENT - A secure link to download form copies has been emailed to the recipients.
- DOWNLOADED_FORM - The recipient successfully viewed and downloaded the form.
- VIEWED_FORM - The recipient has successfully viewed the form.
GET FormW2C/Status Request Params
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SubmissionId | Guid | Unique identifier of a submission |
| RecordIds | Guid[] | Number of record Ids to get status. |
Response Body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| StatusCode | number | Returns the HTTP status codes like 200,300 etc. |
| StatusName | string | Name of the status code |
| StatusMessage | string | Detailed status message |
| SubmissionId | Guid | Unique identifier of a submission |
| BusinessId | Guid | Unique identifier of a Business. |
| FormW2CRecords | object | Pulls the Form W-2C records with Success and Error statuses |
| SuccessRecords | object[] | It will show the detailed information about the success status of Form W2C Records |
| SequenceId | string | An unique reference ID for the submission that can be used to identify a particular record. The Sequence ID will be returned in the Response for your reference. |
| RecordId | Guid | An unique identifier generated by TaxBandits when a W2C return is created. |
| EmployeeId | Guid | An unique identifier generated by TaxBandits for a employee when a W2C return is created. You can use this id for your future reference to Update. |
| FederalReturn | object | Returns the record status and StatusTs of federal return. |
| Status | string | Returns the record status. |
| StatusTs | string | Returns date and time of return created. |
| Info | string | Returns information about the Federal Filing service. |
| StateReturns | object[] | Returns collection of state returns information |
| StateCd | string | Returns the state code of the state for which the return is filed. |
| Status | string | Returns the record status of the state return. |
| StatusTs | string | Date and time of the return created. |
| Info | string | Returns the information about the state for which we are not supporting state filing. |
| Errors | object[] | Shows error information of state returns of Form W2C |
| Id | string | Returns the validation error Id. |
| Name | string | Name of the validation error. |
| Message | string | Description of the validation error. |
| Postal | object | Returns the status and StatusTs of postal mailing service for Form W2C. |
| Status | string | Returns the status of postal order. |
| StatusTs | string | Returns the date and time of the postal order created. |
| Info | string | Returns the information about Postal mailing service. |
| OnlineAccess | object | Returns the Email address for whom the online access to be given and Status of online access. |
| Status | string | Returns the Status of the Online Access. |
| string | Email address for whom the online access to be given. | |
| Info | string | Information about the online access service. |
| ErrorRecords | object[] | It will show the detailed information about the error status of Form W2C Records. |
| SequenceId | string | An unique reference ID for the submission that can be used to identify a particular record. The Sequence ID will be returned in the Response for your reference. |
| RecordId | Guid | Unique identifier of a record |
| Errors | object[] | Shows detailed error information |
| Id | string | Returns the validation error Id |
| Name | string | Name of the validation error |
| Message | string | Description of the validation error |
| Errors | object[] | Shows detailed error information |
| Id | string | Returns the validation error Id |
| Name | string | Name of the validation error |
| Message | string | Description of the validation error |
Request Params
- Sample 1
- Sample 2
Get status with only the SubmissionID
"FormW2C/Status?SubmissionId=02c563d8-7bad-489c-8914-03ee1275516f"
Get status with SubmissionID and 2 RecordIDs
"FormW2C/Status?SubmissionId=02c563d8-7bad-489c-8914-03ee1275516f&RecordIds=218713ae-0d3f-4391-9d79-7f48665ec00"
Response JSON
- 200
- 404
Success Response - This is a sample response for successful API requests.
{
"StatusCode": 200,
"StatusName": "Ok",
"StatusMessage": "Successful API call",
"SubmissionId": "02c563d8-7bad-489c-8914-03ee1275516f",
"BusinessId": "3e24271f-824e-4776-bbf4-82c15a513c28",
"FormW2cRecords": {
"SuccessRecords": [
{
"SequenceId": "20",
"PrevReportedRecordId": null,
"RecordId": "218713ae-0d3f-4391-9d79-7f48665ec005",
"EmployeeId": "e6bcd2b2-241a-43e6-be52-935afaa38e2b",
"PayeeRef": “1234,
"FederalReturn": {
"Status": "CREATED",
"StatusTs": "2025-07-07 07:47:26 -04:00",
"Info": null,
"Errors": null
},
"StateReturns": [
{
"StateCd": "IL",
"Status": "Created",
"StatusTs": "2025-07-04 04:21:06 -04:00",
"Info": null,
"Errors": null
},
{
"StateCd": "GA",
"Status": "Created",
"StatusTs": "2025-07-07 07:18:23 -04:00",
"Info": null,
"Errors": null
}
],
"Postal": {
"Status": "CREATED",
"StatusTs": "2025-07-07 07:47:26 -04:00",
"Info": null
},
"OnlineAccess": {
"Status": "NOT_CREATED",
"Email": null,
"Info": null
}
}
],
"ErrorRecords": null
},
"Errors": null
}
Not Found Response - You'll get the below response if your API request contains a record that's not found in our database.
{
"StatusCode": 404,
"StatusName": "NotFound",
"StatusMessage": "The resource you have specified cannot be found",
"SubmissionId": "9d71ae45-df5f-49f7-86f8-e88f54132fa1",
"BusinessId": null,
"FormW2cRecords": null,
"Errors": [
{
"Id": "F00-100146",
"Name": "Submission Id",
"Message": "Submission Id is invalid"
}
]
}