To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
<everybody@illinois.edu>
From: "Office of Business and Financial Services" <obfs@uillinois.edu>
Reply-To: obfs@uillinois.edu
Subject: MASSMAIL - Form W-2 Process for Tax Year 2007
<![CDATA[To help you prepare for the annual processing of Year-End Statement of
Wages (Form W-2), this message gives you important information about:
1. Electronic process for Form W-2
2. Consent process for electronic access
3. Address requirement for mailing of forms
4. Where to find additional information
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1. ELECTRONIC PROCESS FOR FORM W-2
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Again this year the University is pleased to offer the option of
accessing your Form W-2 electronically. Last year over 20,000 employees
chose to receive their W-2 electronically. The consent process for
calendar year 2007 is open through January 18, 2008.
If You Previously Consented
You do not need to provide consent again this year to retrieve your
2007 Form W-2 electronically if you previously consented. You will
receive a notification from University Payroll during the second week of
January, indicating that your Form W-2 is available online and giving you
instructions on how to access it.
If You Are a Foreign National (Non-Resident Alien) Employee
The electronic option is NOT available for Form 1042-S for Foreign
National employees. Foreign Nationals will receive their tax form in the
mail as in previous years. Please note an important requirement below in
section 3 (Address Requirement for Mailing of Forms).
If You Wish to Receive Your W-2 Electronically
If you have not previously agreed to have your information sent
electronically, you can provide consent at any time through January 18,
2008. See section 2 (Consent Process for Electronic Access) below for
details.
If you DO NOT consent to receive your W-2 electronically by January 18,
2008, you will receive a printed Form W-2 by regular mail.
Benefits of accessing your Form W-2 online include:
* You will have access to your Form W-2 at least two weeks earlier than
the distribution of mailed copies.
* Your Form W-2 is always available to you for secure, convenient and
timely access.
* Because you are retrieving your Form W-2 electronically from a secured
Web site, you need not worry that the form will be lost in the mail or
stolen from your mailbox and used for identity theft.
* Duplicates are just a few clicks away, even as late as April 14 or 15.
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2. CONSENT PROCESS FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS
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If you wish to receive your Form W-2 electronically, you must provide
consent using the NESSIE application through January 18, 2008, by
following the steps below:
1.Go to NESSIE at https://nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu/cf/index.cfm
2.Select the "Compensation" tab.
3.Click the link "W-2 Wage and Tax Statement."
4.Click the link "W-2 Consent form."
5.Log in using your Bluestem logon and password.
6.Enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN) or create one.
7.Once you are on the W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Consent Form page,
click "Continue."
8.Follow the instructions at the bottom of the form to provide consent:
(1) Enter the consent code (click on link to retrieve the code. This is
necessary since it is the same functionality used to retrieve the W-2
electronically.)
(2) Enter the e-mail address you want your notification regarding
retrieval of your Form W-2 to be addressed to.
(3) Re-enter your e-mail address.
9.Click the "Consent" button.
After you submit this information, you will receive an e-mail from the
University of Illinois indicating you have consented to receive your W-2
electronically.
If you have consented to receive your W-2 electronically, you will
receive a notification from University Payroll during the second week of
January, indicating that your W-2 is available online and giving you
instructions on how to access it.
If you DO NOT follow the steps above and consent to receive your Form W-2
electronically by January 18, 2008, you will receive a printed Form W-2
by regular mail.
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3. ADDRESS REQUIREMENT FOR MAILING OF FORMS
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The University of Illinois contracts the services of JAT Software for
the annual mailing of Form W-2 and Form 1042-S (for Foreign Nationals).
Form W-2 and Form 1042-S will be mailed to the "mailing address" listed
on the employee's Personal Information tab in NESSIE as of December 31,
2007. If you do not have an active mailing address, the form will be sent
to your listed home/permanent address.
For Form W-2 and Form 1042-S mailing purposes, you can change your
mailing address in NESSIE until December 31, 2007 (see section 4,
Additional Information to find address change instructions).
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4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Reissue Process and FAQS
Additional information, including the Form W-2 and Form 1042-S reissue
process and a list of frequently asked questions, can be found on the
University Payroll and Earnings Web site, via the Tax Information
section at:
<http://www.obfs.uillinois.edu/obfshome.cfm?
level=2&Path=earnings&XMLData=taxinfo>
Change of Address Instructions
Information on how to change your address in NESSIE can be found on the
University Payroll and Earnings Web site, via the Address Change section
at: <http://www.obfs.uillinois.edu/obfshome.cfm?
level=2&Path=earnings&XMLData=address>
You can also access this information through the OBFS Home Page at:
<www.obfs.uillinois.edu>
Click Payroll and Earnings on the left panel, and then click on the
links on the left (Address Change, for example) or on other specific
topics under the Tax Information link, including FAQs and Reissued W-2s.
NOTE: Because some e-mail programs split long addresses (URLs), you may
not be able to reach the desired pages by clicking on the links provided
above. Try copying all the text between the angle brackets into your
browser's address bar. There are no spaces in the URL.
If you have other questions about the Form W-2 or Form 1042-S process,
please contact the University Payroll Service Center at 866-476-3586,
217-265-6363 or payinq@uillinois.edu.
Laurie Pitner
Executive Director, University Payroll
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