W-2 and 1099 Support

Digital versions of W-2s and 1099s are typically available for download in myEP the second to last week of January. Printed versions are typically mailed out the last week of January.

If you signed up to go paperless, you will receive an email notification when your digital tax statement is ready.

Both W-2 and 1099 recipients can review the email account the notification will be sent to by going to myEP > My Account > Settings > Pay Preferences > W2 Delivery Preferences.

For those still receiving paper forms, expect them to arrive after they are mailed in the last week of January.

1. Log in to my.ep.com.
2. Go to the menu in the myEP Home header and select My Pay and then Annual Tax Statements.

1. Once you're signed in to myEP, go to My Pay > Annual Tax Statements. Your available tax documents will be listed showing the Document Name, Tax Year, and Type.
2. Select from the Actions column:⁠
   • Download to download a copy
   • View to preview
   • Print Document to print

The online, digital format of the W-2 or 1099 match the government-issued paper forms.

If you lived and worked in different states during the tax year, you will be issued a multi-state Form W-2.

This means you will receive a W-2 for your resident state and additional work state pages for each work state that differs from your resident state.

Additional work state pages are not considered to be a Form W-2 and should not be filed federally. Copy B for the federal return is intentionally left blank for this reason.

Based on EP's previous conversations with tax preparers, you musto take a credit in your resident state for the specific dollar amount earned and/or taxes withheld in the different work state. Consult with a tax professional for further clarification.

Note: If you worked in New York, but do not claim residency in the State of New York, please click here for more information on the New York Tax Law Section 672.

Corrected tax forms are manually generated and are not be available online. Newly corrected forms require approval from EP's Tax Support department. Once approved, the corrected form will be automatically mailed to your address on file.

You may request a duplicate copy of your corrected form by submitting a completed Crew & Talent Inquiries & Corrections Form to paymentsupport@ep.com.

EP requires all corrections to be submitted in writing with a wet signature. Complete the Crew & Talent Inquiries & Corrections Form and send it to paymentsupport@ep.com.

Examples of incorrect information:

• ⁠Incorrect work state
• Wage calculation discrepancy

Sign in to my.ep.com to review your payment history. Go to My Pay > Pay History. If you discover a discrepancy, submit a completed Crew & Talent Inquiries and Corrections form. Be sure to include a brief description of the correction needed.

Section 672 of the New York tax law requires that if at any time during the year, a non-resident employee performs services in New York State, the wages reported in Box 16 (state wages) must match the amount shown in Box 1 (wages, tips, other compensation), regardless of how much was earned in that state. If you are filing as a non-resident, remember to complete the IT203 and IT203-B forms to determine how much tax you owe.

EP will display the actual total amounts earned and total days worked in NY under the Earnings Summary Section of the Form W-2.

In most cases, this is not an error. This box will be marked if you were paid through a union production that made contributions to a union’s pension plan on your behalf. This may happen even if you are not a union member.

If you are unable to take credit on your tax return for your personal IRA because this box is marked, EP can provide a pension letter to clarify why the retirement plan box was marked. The letter will include the union’s name, address, and phone number of where the contributions were sent. You will need to obtain a second letter from that union to indicate your pension eligibility status for submission to the IRS.

To request a pension letter, submit a completed Crew & Talent Inquiries and Corrections form.

Complete the Crew & Talent Inquiries & Corrections Form and send your request to paymentsupport@ep.com.

Review your payment history on my.ep.com. Go to My Pay > Pay History. Once you identify the missing payment and it has been more than 15 to 30 business days from the current day, you can do one of the following:

Crew & Talent
If it has been more than 10 days since you last worked, contact your production company first to confirm a check has been released. The production company will contact EP to start the void and reissue process if needed. If the production company has wrapped, complete and submit a Crew & Talent Stop Pay/Reissue form.

Residuals/Music
Contact your union to confirm that a payment has been logged and released in the mail, and that the union has the most recent address on file. If the union confirms that the check was mailed but it wasn't received within ten business days of the mailing, complete and submit a Crew & Talent Stop Pay/Reissue form.

You must notify EP and the union of your family member’s death by providing copies of the following documentation:

1. Death certificate
2. Last Will and Testament; if an Estate, letters of testamentary or letters of administration
3. Name, address, and Social Security number of beneficiary(s); if an Estate, name and address of Executor of the Estate and Federal Tax ID# for the Estate

Complete our Talent – Residual Set Up Change Request Form and submit along with the above documentation.

⁠Talent representatives may request to receive tax information for their clients via email. However, all talent representatives must be listed on file as "c/o" before any tax information is released to them. To make a request for tax information, a completed Crew & Talent Inquiries & Corrections Form must be submitted with a copy of the Authorization to Release Information letter or power of attorney document signed by the client.

For security and privacy reasons, talent representatives are NOT authorized to sign into myEP on behalf of their clients.

Yes. To access your W-2 forms digitally, you will need to opt in to the paperless option on my.ep.com. However, you can update your delivery preference at any time. Once you’ve opted to go paperless, you may switch back to mail delivery by visiting your Account Settings and updating your Tax Document Preferences.

No. EP is legally required to report all “worldwide wages” to your resident state, regardless of where the income was physically earned. This is often referred to as multi-state income. This does not mean you are being taxed twice on the same earnings. In most cases, states have reciprocity agreements or credit provisions in place to ensure you pay only your fair share of taxes, based on where you live and work. Consult with your Tax Advisor (CPA) if you have additional questions.

For guidance specific to your situation, please consult with your Tax Advisor or CPA.

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If you were paid by more than one EP entity during the year, you will receive a separate W-2 for each entity.

Example
If you were paid by both Entertainment Partners Services, LLC and GEP Talent Services, LLC you will receive two W-2s. If you were also paid by GEP Cencast in addition to the other two entities, you would receive a total of three W-2s.

If you worked outside of your resident state, you will also receive a work state page for each of those additional states. These additional pages help clarify income earned in those states, but they are not officially part of the Form W-2 and should not be filed with your federal tax return. You will need to claim a credit for the income earned outside of your resident state. EP uses the work state pages to provide this amount to you so there is no need to calculate by hand.

For guidance specific to your situation, please consult with your Tax Advisor or CPA.

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No. You will only receive a tax form for a particular state if EP withheld taxes for that state. If you earned income in a non-taxable state, no separate tax form will be issued. However, you may still need to self-report income earned outside your resident state to your resident state tax authority.

Under state tax law, EP is required to report “worldwide wages” to your resident state, no matter where the income was physically earned. This is known as multi-state income reporting. You are not being taxed twice or overtaxed. Most states have agreements in place to ensure your taxes are shared appropriately between the resident and nonresident states involved. These agreements typically offer credits or adjustments so that you pay only your fair share.

Under state tax law, EP is required to report “worldwide wages” to your resident state, no matter where the income was physically earned. This is known as multi-state income reporting. You are not being taxed twice or overtaxed. Most states have agreements in place to ensure your taxes are shared appropriately between the resident and nonresident states involved. These agreements typically offer credits or adjustments so that you pay only your fair share.

Under New York State Tax Law, Section 672, employers are required to report worldwide earnings in Box 16 of your NY State W-2. This means your NY W-2 must match the totals in Box 1 of your federal W-2 — wages, tips, and other compensation — regardless of how many days or how much income was actually earned in New York. This reporting requirement does not mean you owe taxes to New York for gross income earned in other states.

To accurately allocate what you did earn in New York, the State requires you to file:

• Form IT-203: Nonresident Income Tax Return
• Form IT-203-B: Post-Year Resident Income Tax Return

These forms must be filed together to properly report and allocate income earned in New York as a nonresident. To assist with this, your actual NY earnings are listed in the Earnings Summary section of your W-2. For more information, visit the New York State Department of Tax and Finance website.

Under New York State Tax Law Section 672, employers are required to report worldwide wages in both Box 1 and Box 16 of your W-2. This means that the amount shown in Box 16 (New York wages) must match your total wages in Box 1 - even if only a portion of your income was actually earned in New York. This reporting requirement does not mean you owe taxes to New York on your gross income earned in other states. However, if New York has assessed a large tax balance, it may be due to how your tax return was originally filed.

• To properly allocate your earnings, you must have filed both New York Form(s) IT-203 and IT 203-B as they are considered invalid without each other.
• Make sure your resident state applied the correct tax credits for any taxes paid to New York.

If either of the above are missing/incorrect, you may need to file an amended tax return for the year in question.

If you initially self-filed your return, check if your tax software offers live support or upgrade options. Alternatively, consider consulting a certified tax professional to ensure your return is accurate and compliant.

Verify your payment history in myEP for accuracy. Your W-2 or 1099 may also include residual checks that are still being processed by the appropriate guild. These payments are always reported based on the year they were issued, not the date they were received. Visit your guild’s portal for the details on pending or uncashed residuals.

Whether your per diem or box rental income appears on your W-2 or 1099 depends on whether your production instructed EP to tax the payment.

• If the payment was taxed at the time of issuance, it will be included on your W-2.
• If no taxes were withheld, it will be reported separately on a 1099.

It is common for productions to tax certain per diem or box rentals and not tax other per diem or box rentals within the same production. If you believe you were taxed incorrectly, contact your production directly. All changes must be reviewed, approved, and submitted by your production.

EP does not pay Independent Contractors or Sole Proprietors. If you complete a Start packet using your individual Social Security number (SSN), you are classified as an employee, and your wages will be reported on a W-2.

Your W-2 or 1099 is now available in myEP where you can view and download your tax documents at any time. Simply log into myEP, navigate to the Annual Tax Statements section in My Pay, and select the tax statement you wish to download.

Your W-2 or 1099 is now available in myEP where you can view and download your tax documents at any time. Visit the EP W-2 Support page for more information.

Visit myEP to verify your current mailing address and tax form delivery preferences. If you previously opted for paperless delivery, a physical copy of your W-2 or 1099 will not be mailed. You can update your preference to receive paper forms in future years while still maintaining access to digital copies.

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