Copied from IRS e News:
"Early reporting replaces Form W-2 Verification Code – IRS thanks all participants
Because of new wage and income reporting requirements, the IRS announced it would discontinue the Form W-2 Verification Code pilot for the 2019 tax year.
Federal law now requires employers to submit Forms W-2 by January 31 each year, which helps the IRS combat fraud and identity theft and superseded the need for a verification code.
The IRS expresses its appreciation to the many stakeholders, especially the payroll service providers and industry software developers, who joined in the verification code project."