Target directs team members to Workday for W-2 and tax forms

Target’s W-2 trail runs through a few official systems, but the cleanest starting point is Workday. Current team members, including those on leave, are told to log in there and use the Tax Forms, W-2, W-4 link under External Links, while Target also points employees to TargetPayandBenefits for W-2 and 1095-C access.

Where the official access points live

The main reason this matters is simple: tax season turns payroll access into a deadline problem. Target’s PaperlessEmployee portal is built for that moment, and the login page makes the path explicit by steering team members to Workday and TargetPayandBenefits instead of leaving them to guess which payroll site is current. The portal also offers English, French, and Spanish, which matters in a workforce that is both large and multilingual.

Target’s own Team Member Services Hub adds another official route on the company’s main site. Put together, those pages show that employee self-service is not scattered across random systems or third-party forms. It is organized through Target-owned channels, with Workday handling the HR side and TargetPayandBenefits handling the document access side.

How to get a W-2 without wasting time

For current team members, the path is direct. Log into Workday, then click Tax Forms, W-2, W-4 under External Links. That is the instruction on the Target PaperlessEmployee login page, and it is the safest place to start if you want the company’s own route rather than an unofficial copy or a stale bookmark.

If you are looking specifically for W-2 or 1095-C forms, TargetPayandBenefits is the other official route Target points to on the same login page. W-2 is the Internal Revenue Service wage and tax statement. 1095-C is the employer-provided health insurance offer and coverage form, which many workers need for ACA-related tax reporting.

A practical wrinkle comes up every year: paperless delivery. Team-member discussion posts say that if you signed up for paperless W-2s, you receive an email when the form is ready for download. That is the kind of small detail that saves a lot of time when people are checking too early or assuming the form should already be visible.

If you are on leave or no longer work at Target

Target’s instructions are not just for active store or corporate staff. The Workday path specifically includes team members on leave, which means your employee status does not automatically take you out of the process. If you still have access, Workday remains the first stop.

Former team members have a different path, and that is where many tax-season delays happen. In team-member discussion posts, former Target employees say to go to Workday, log in as a former team member, and use the pay and benefits contact link there. That is the most useful fallback if your active employee access is gone, your credentials no longer work, or you are trying to retrieve a form months after leaving.

For anyone who has lost access entirely, the key point is to stay inside Target’s own systems first. The Team Member Services Hub and the Workday route are the official channels that point you toward pay and benefits, which is more reliable than searching for a third-party payroll mirror or an outdated download page.

Why Target is routing tax forms through Workday

Target’s Workday customer story, “Target Enhances the HR Experience and Employee Benefits,” confirms that Workday sits inside the company’s HR and benefits experience, not outside it. That explains why tax forms are routed through Workday rather than a separate standalone payroll page.

This setup reflects a broader workplace reality for large retailers: employee administration is split across a few systems, and knowing which one handles what is part of the job. Workday manages the HR workflow, TargetPayandBenefits handles the form retrieval, and the Team Member Services Hub serves as the official map for employees trying to find the right place fast.

What workers and managers should remember

For workers, the takeaway is to use the company’s own path first and save it before tax season hits. The most common source of frustration is not whether the form exists, but which login should be used to get it. Starting with Workday cuts down on the chance of landing on an unofficial site or chasing the wrong portal.

For managers and HR leaders, the coaching point is just as practical. During onboarding, seasonal hiring, and refreshers, it helps to tell people exactly where W-2s live and how former team members get in later. That single reminder can prevent a wave of avoidable questions once January forms are available and employees need income records, tax documents, or proof of earnings for housing and loans.

Target’s setup is not complicated once you know the route. Workday is the front door for current and former team members, TargetPayandBenefits is the form path, and the Team Member Services Hub is the backup map. That is the system employees need when tax deadlines stop being abstract and become a Monday morning problem.