UMS offers the opportunity for all employees to opt-out of a paper Form W-2. You can opt-out of a paper Form W-2 to receive access to your tax information sooner.
You must opt-out of a paper copy to provide consent to access to your Form W-2 electronically through MaineStreet Employee Self-Service (ESS). Employees who elected to receive their W-2 electronically in the previous year and who have not made a change to their election, will not need to take action provided they wish to continue to take advantage of this opportunity. Employees will be notified when W-2s are available online.
The benefits of receiving an online W-2 form are:
- Earlier access to important year-end tax information
- Significantly less possibility that the W-2 may be lost
- Access from any location with Internet availability
- Environmental impact
- Reduced UMS cost to print and mail
If you've already consented to an electronic version, follow these instructions for generating your Form W-2 (Through MaineStreet Employee Self-Service):
- From the MaineStreet Portal Menu, click Employee Self Service
- Click the Pay tile
- Click the View W-2/W-2c Forms menu item
- Click the Year End Form link to open a new window with your Form W-2. You must allow pop-ups!
Instructions for Opting Out of Paper W-2s (Through MaineStreet Employee Self-Service):
- From the MaineStreet Portal Menu, click Employee Self Service
- Click the Pay tile
- Click the W-2/W-2c Consent menu item
- Check the box: I consent to receive W-2 and W-2c forms electronically.
- Click Submit - this will bring up the Verification box
- Enter your MaineStreet Password
- Click Verify Password button
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