#  Receiving Your W-2 Electronically 

 



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To receive your W-2 electronically, you must make the election **before December 31**. Your election will remain in effect for future years until you opt out.



 

##  Go Paperless 

1. **Log in to PeopleSoft** and **click on “My Pay.”**
    
     ![PeopleSoft homepage showing the My Pay Tile](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/PeopleSoft%20My%20Page%20Tile.png)
2. **Select “W-2/W-2c Forms”** on the left side of the screen.
    
     ![PeopleSoft My Pay menu showing the W-2/W-2c Forms](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/PeopleSoft%20My%20Pay%20Menu.png)
3. **Click on the “Harvard’s ADP Portal” link** to leave PeopleSoft and open the ADP portal.
    
     ![W-2 W-2c Forms Page in PeopleSoft](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/PeopleSoft%20W-2%20W-2c%20Forms%20Page.png)
4. **In the ADP portal, go to your profile** in the upper right side of the screen and **select “Settings.”**
    
     ![ADP Portal homepage showing the Profile menu](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/ADP%20Portal%20Homepage.png)
5. **Select “Go Paperless”** in the tile on the left side of the screen. A “Paperless Settings” pop-up will appear.
    
     ![ADP Settings page showing the Go Paperless Tile](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/ADP%20Settings%20Page.png)
6. **Enter your email address. Select the “Email Type”** first, then **complete the “Email Address” field**. When finished, **click “Update email.”** You must enter an email address before continuing; otherwise, you will receive an error message. You may use either a personal or work email address.
    
     ![Paperless Settings for email in the ADP Portal](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/ADP%20Portal%20Paperless%20Settings%20Email.png)
7. **Under “Tax statements,” toggle on the options in this order:**

- **First: Turn on “Receive paperless statements.”**
    - This must be done first.
        
         ![Paperless Settings for email notifications in the ADP Portal](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/Paperless%20Settings.png)
- **Second: Turn on “Send me email notifications.”**
    - **When you toggle this on, a consent acknowledgement box will appear.**
    - **Select “I agree.”**
    - After you agree, the “Send me email notifications” toggle becomes locked and can no longer be changed.
        
         ![Paperless Tax Statements Consent Acknowledgement in the ADP Portal](/sites/g/files/omnuum12686/files/2025-11/ADP%20Portal%20Paperless%20Tax%20Statements%20Consent.png)

You will receive an email confirmation from <adpfeedback@adp.com> with the subject "**Paper W-2 Elimination Confirmation**" to verify that your settings have been updated.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ How To ](/resource-type/how)
- [ Central Payroll ](/service-units/central-payroll)
- [ Employee/Contractor Tax Issues ](/topic/employeecontractor-tax-issues)