Starting your first job? The forms you'll fill out.
Your first paycheck comes with paperwork. Here is what each form does, and how to fill it out so your take-home pay is right.
The guides you need
Fill out your W-4 and set your tax withholding so you are not surprised in April.
Fill this out on day one. It sets how much tax comes out of every paycheck.
Tool: Extra-withholding helper
Employment eligibility verification, explained for both employees and employers.
Proves you can work in the U.S. Bring the right documents on day one.
Tool: Acceptable documents picker
See where every dollar of your paycheck goes, from gross pay to take-home.
Understand every line on your first pay stub.
Tool: Take-home paycheck calculator
Understand every box on your W-2, from wages to Box 12 codes.
The form you get in January to file your taxes.
Tool: W-2 box decoder
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