W-2 OCR API

Simplify your W-2 processing with our easy-to-use W-2 OCR API. Forget manual data entry and costly errors. This smart solution quickly reads and extracts all important information from W-2 forms—like employee names, Social Security numbers, wages, tax withholdings, employer IDs, deductions, and Employer and employee names and addresses, Social Security Number (SSN) and Employer Identification Number (EIN), Wages, tips, and other compensation, Federal income tax withheld, Social Security wages and Social Security tax withheld, Medicare wages and Medicare tax withheld, Social Security tips, Allocated tips, Dependent care benefits, Nonqualified plans, Additional Medicare tax withheld, State and local wages, tips, and income tax withheld,  Other boxes and codes as specified on the W-2 —with nearly perfect accuracy right from the start.

Why businesses choose our W-2 OCR API:

  • Speed up tax preparation: Reduce data entry time by up to 95% and eliminate common mistakes.
  • Ensure compliance: Receive data in IRS-approved formats, making audits smoother and reducing risks.
  • Global flexibility: Supports all W-2 form types, languages, and regional variations.
  • Strong security: Built with top-level data protection standards, keeping sensitive information safe.

Our API integrates easily with your existing payroll, HR, or accounting software, supported by clear documentation and responsive customer support. Move from slow, manual processes to fast, accurate automation today.

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Key Features

Full-Field Extraction: Extracts employer and employee names, addresses, SSN, EIN, wages, withholdings, and state/local info from every box.

Accurate from Day One: Our AI model is ready to use immediately—no lengthy training needed—delivering high accuracy in extracting all W-2 data fields from various formats and layouts.

Secure and Compliant: Processes sensitive employee and payroll data with strong security measures, complying with SOC 2 Type II standards and privacy regulations like GDPR, ensuring your data is protected at all times.

Developer-Friendly Integration: Offers a RESTful API with SDKs in Python, Node.js, Java, PHP, Go, and C#, along with simple document upload options (PDF, images) for fast, hassle-free implementation into your existing systems.

FAQs

A W-2 OCR API is a tool that uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to automatically extract data from IRS Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement). It helps businesses, payroll providers, and accounting software quickly and accurately digitize employee tax information.

The API extracts key details such as employee name, Social Security number, wages, tips, federal and state tax withholdings, employer details, and other fields specific to the W-2 form. The data is delivered in structured formats like JSON or XML for easy use.

This API is ideal for payroll companies, HR departments, accounting firms, tax preparers, and software providers looking to automate data entry, reduce errors, and maintain compliance with IRS reporting requirements.

The API uses strong security protocols, including encrypted data transfer and secure storage. It complies with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA to ensure sensitive employee information remains protected.

Yes, it can be seamlessly integrated with payroll software, HR management systems, accounting platforms, and document workflows, enabling automated and efficient processing of W-2 forms.

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