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You left Target three months ago. Tax season rolls around and you need your W2, but you’ve got no idea whether to check Workday, MyTime, or that Paperless Employee site someone mentioned in the break room once. Sound familiar?

Or maybe you’re still at Target, and you just want to grab your W2 without spending 20 minutes clicking through the wrong portal. Either way, here’s exactly where to go.

If you’re a current Target team member

Your W2 lives in Workday, which is Target’s HR and payroll backend. Here’s how to pull it up:

1. Go to wd5.myworkday.com/target in a browser. The MyTime app won’t get you there.
2. Log in with your TEID (Team Member Enterprise ID) and password.
3. From the main menu, tap or click Menu (the grid icon).
4. Select Pay.
5. Select Tax Documents or Tax Forms.
6. Find the W2 for the tax year you need and click to view or download it.

That’s the whole process. If you need W2s from prior years, they should be listed in the same section going back several years.

One thing to watch: Target’s Workday system connects to MyTime for Target (mytime.target.com), but they aren’t the same thing. MyTime handles scheduling and time tracking. Workday handles pay, benefits, and tax forms. If you’re used to checking MyTime for your schedule, you need to go a level deeper to reach the W2.

If you’re a former Target team member

Paperless Employee at paperlessemployee.com/target is your go-to. Target maintains this portal specifically for former employees who need tax documents.

The process looks like this:

1. Go to paperlessemployee.com/target.
2. If you’ve never used it before, you’ll need to create an account. You’ll verify your identity with personal information Target has on file (expect to provide your SSN, date of birth, and possibly your old TEID).
3. Once you’re in, go to Year-End Statements.
4. Select the tax year and download your W2.

A couple of gotchas here. First, if you never signed up for electronic delivery while you were employed at Target, your account on Paperless Employee might not exist yet. You can still create one after leaving, but the setup process requires a few identity checks that occasionally stall.

Second, if you can’t get through the Paperless Employee setup, Target also mails paper W2s to your last address on file by January 31. If you moved and didn’t update your address before your last day, call Target HR at 1-800-394-1885 and ask for a reissue to your current address.

The three-portal problem

Target runs three employee-facing systems, and people mix them up constantly:

MyTime for Target (mytime.target.com) is scheduling and time tracking. It connects to Workday but doesn’t directly show tax forms for most users.

Workday (wd5.myworkday.com/target) is HR, payroll, benefits, and W2s. This is where current team members get their tax documents.

Paperless Employee (paperlessemployee.com/target) handles pay statements, W2s, and ACA forms for both current and former team members. Former employees should default to this one.

The confusing part: current employees can technically access their W2 through either Workday or Paperless Employee. If one isn’t working, try the other. Former employees really only have Paperless Employee, since Workday access gets cut off after separation.

For a full rundown of all Target’s systems and how they connect, our Target login portals guide covers everything.

The 2025 overtime premium notice

If you worked at Target in 2025, you may have received an email about estimated overtime premiums related to IRS Notice 2025-69. This isn’t an error on your W2. It’s a separate notification about how certain overtime pay is being taxed.

The actual numbers on your W2 are still the authoritative record. If the emailed estimate doesn’t match your W2, go with the W2. The estimate was just that, an estimate. If the gap is huge and you think something is off, call Target HR at 1-800-394-1885 to have someone in payroll walk through your numbers.

DailyPay and your W2

Target offers DailyPay, which lets team members access up to 50% of earned wages before payday. If you used DailyPay during the tax year, those early withdrawals are not additional income. They’re advances on pay you already earned. Your W2 reflects your total wages for the year regardless of when you actually received the money.

The fees DailyPay charges for instant transfers are not tax-deductible, and they won’t appear on your W2.

Reading your Target W2: common questions

Why is Box 1 lower than my total pay? Box 1 shows taxable wages after pre-tax deductions. If you contributed to Target’s 401(k) (which matches dollar-for-dollar up to 5% with immediate vesting), those contributions reduce your Box 1 amount. Same goes for pre-tax health insurance premiums if you enrolled at the 25-hours-per-week eligibility threshold.

What’s the code in Box 12? Code D is your 401(k) contribution. Code DD is the total cost of your employer-sponsored health coverage (not what you paid, but the full cost including Target’s share). Code W would appear if you contributed to an HSA.

What about my Target employee discount? Your Target team member discount (10% on most items, 20% on wellness products, plus the extra 5% from stacking with a RedCard) is not taxable income. It won’t appear on your W2. Neither will the new 20% discount on adult owned-brand apparel that launched in April 2026.

For a full box-by-box explanation, see our how to read your W2 form guide.

What to do if your Target W2 is missing

Follow these steps in order:

1. Check Paperless Employee (paperlessemployee.com/target). This works for both current and former team members and is the fastest option.
2. Check Workday if you’re currently employed (wd5.myworkday.com/target > Pay > Tax Documents).
3. Call Target HR at 1-800-394-1885. Ask payroll to verify your mailing address and reissue your W2.
4. Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 after February 15 if you still have nothing. They’ll contact Target and can provide a Wage & Income Transcript as a fallback.
5. File with Form 4852 (substitute W2) using your best estimates from pay stubs, then amend later if the actual W2 shows up.

If you need a corrected W2 due to an error, call Target HR or use the ethics line at 1-800-541-6838 if you’re not getting a response through normal channels.

Related Target guides

Dealing with your W2 often brings up other questions. If you left Target recently, you might need to know about your PTO payout and policies, what happens to your benefits after termination, or how your final paycheck timing works in your state.

Everything Target-related is collected in the Target employee resource hub.