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mikedoodle12
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I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

 
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xmasbaby0
Level 15

I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

TurboTax will not have that information.  As a working adult, you are supposed to keep track of your own employment history.  You can get a wage and income transcript from the IRS that will show the W-2's or 1099's that you received income from, but that will not show the actual dates you were employed--only the tax years for which the income was reported.  You could also check with Social Security to see the employment that was reported to SS.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2561916-how-can-i-get-a-copy-of-my-w-2

To get a copy of a W-2 from Social Security https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501


**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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Anonymous
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I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

even the Social Security Administration doesn't get dates of employment.   
mikedoodle12
New Member

I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

The company doing the background checks could find the dates.. that’s messed up I was the employee, they can get the info yet I can’t !?
Rainman12
Level 10

I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

They get dates by contacting your former employers. You can do the same thing.
xmasbaby0
Level 15

I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

TurboTax will not have that information.  As a working adult, you are supposed to keep track of your own employment history.  You can get a wage and income transcript from the IRS that will show the W-2's or 1099's that you received income from, but that will not show the actual dates you were employed--only the tax years for which the income was reported.  You could also check with Social Security to see the employment that was reported to SS.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2561916-how-can-i-get-a-copy-of-my-w-2

To get a copy of a W-2 from Social Security https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501


**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
mikedoodle12
New Member

I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

Ok thank you!
xmasbaby0
Level 15

I am going through a background check for a new job. How do I find my previous dates of employment for the last 7 years?

TO GET EMPLOYMENT HISTORY FROM SOCIAL SECURITY  (for a fee)  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-7050.pdf">https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-7050.pdf</a>
**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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