If you're still waiting on your earnings statement, here are six steps you can take. But technically, your employer meets the Jan. If your company didn't drop your W-2 into a U. Postal Service box until the very last day of the month, it could still be on its way to you during the first days of February. Many companies now give workers electronic access to company documents, including tax statements.
While most won't actually email your W-2 because of security concerns, they will send you an email notice that you can go to the company's employee portal and download your earnings statement. Your employer might have a wrong address for you and your W-2 may have bounced back as undeliverable.
In that case, correcting your address and asking your employer to reissue the document can solve the problem. If your efforts to get a copy from your employer have proved fruitless, call the IRS toll-free at During that call you'll need:.
Your name, address, phone number and Social Security number. Your employer's name, address and phone number. If they mailed it to an old or incorrect address, the post office may have returned it to the employer. What happens if your employer truly never issued your W-2? In that case, it's time to try contacting the IRS.
The IRS will contact your employer on your behalf to request the missing form and remind the employer of the penalties for failing to issue Form W If IRS intervention still doesn't produce the form you need and you want to file by the tax deadline, fill out Form Form is a substitute for Form W-2 that taxpayers can complete if:. When you use TurboTax, we'll ask you a few questions to estimate your total wages and withholding using your final pay stub, and fill out Form based on your answers.
It might take the IRS longer than normal to process your return while it verifies your information. If you don't mind waiting, you can request an extension. This gives you additional months to get your W-2 and file a return. If you filed your return using Form and want to verify that the information you included on your return agrees with the income your employer reported to the IRS, you can request a Wage and Income Transcript from the IRS.
This transcript shows data from the informational returns that the IRS receives from issuers like your employer, including Forms W-2 and If you receive a W-2 or order a Wage and Income Transcript after filing your tax return and the information you receive is different from what you reported on your tax return, you may need to amend your tax return.
TurboTax can help you make any necessary corrections and file Form X easily and accurately. It's always easier to file a tax return with an accurate W-2 than without it, but if you haven't received your form and need to file, you have options. The steps above can help you get the information you need to file a complete and accurate return, even if your W-2 is tough to track down. Remember, with TurboTax , we'll ask you simple questions about your life and help you fill out all the right tax forms.
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What is a W-2 Form? Have a question? Ask, or enter a search term below. Search Help Topics: If it was mailed, it may have been returned to the employer because of an incorrect or incomplete address.
After contacting the employer, allow a reasonable amount of time for them to resend or to issue the W The estimate should be based on year-to-date information from your final pay stub or leave-and-earnings statement, if possible. What can you do? The IRS suggests a few straightforward steps. These are also the proper steps if you are supplied with an incorrect W-2 and you need to receive a Form W-2c, "Corrected Wage and Tax Statement. If you do receive your correct W-2 and find that the numbers are different from the form you filed, you may need to file an amended tax return with Form X, "Amended U.
Individual Income Tax Return. Don't forget to include one other form type that you may not have received yet. Since , everyone should receive forms to verify health insurance status for tax purposes.
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