These options are available for Simple, Plus, and Premium plan customers, but are not included in the contractor-only plan.
You can view and sign copies of your personal forms, including documents uploaded by your employer in your Gusto account. Not all documents need to be signed—only documents that require an e-signature will prompt you to sign the form.
You can also upload and store documents to your employee or contractor account—once uploaded, documents will be available to you and your company administrator moving forward.
View and sign personal forms—like Form W-2, W-4, and I-9 -
Sign in to your Gusto account.
- If you have more than one Gusto account using the same sign-in credentials, you can switch between profiles as needed.
- Head to the Documents tab.
- Click on the document name to view or download it.
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If you're looking for a previous year's W-2 or 1099, these become available in mid-to-late January. Gusto will email you to let you know when they're available—reach out to your employer directly if you're missing forms you expected to see.
- If you need to update your W-4, head to this article.
- If the document needs to be signed, click Sign Document and e-sign it.
To see what kind of employee & contractor documents you can access through your account, reference this list.
If you're having issues accessing your account, confirm the email address on your account with your payroll admin.
Upload or remove documents on an employee or contractor account This feature is available for Simple, Plus, and Premium plan customers, but is not included in the contractor-only plan.
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Sign in to your Gusto account.
- If you have more than one Gusto account using the same sign-in credentials, you can switch between profiles as needed.
- Go to the Documents section.
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Scroll to the bottom of all the existing documents, and click Upload a Document and select the file that you would like to upload.
- Name the document.
- Click Upload.
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The following types of documents are supported: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, TXT, JPEG, PNG, and GIF.
If you need to delete the document, hover over it and click Delete document. Deleting is only available for certain forms that do not need to be stored for payroll or HR records.