Form I-9 — Payroll Definition

Form I-9 paystub meaning: Employment eligibility verification form required for all US hires within 3 days of start. Learn where it appears and how it...

Employment eligibility verification form required for all US hires within 3 days of start.

Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) must be completed by every employee hired in the United States within 3 business days of their start date. The employee provides identity and work authorization documents (e.g., passport, driver's license + Social Security card), and the employer verifies and records them. I-9s must be retained for 3 years after the hire date or 1 year after termination, whichever is later. E-Verify is the optional electronic system that cross-checks I-9 data with government databases.

Tax-form labels must be interpreted using the form for the correct year and its official instructions. A paystub draft is not a filed tax form and does not replace an employer, payer, payroll provider, or agency record.

When this term appears on a statement, read its label, current amount, year-to-date amount, pay-period context, and any adjacent rate or hours together. Resolve a mismatch with the original issuer or the cited authority rather than changing a record to force a preferred result.