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jmaloff23
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I need a copy of my past 2018 W2. for a job application. where can I find it?

 
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I need a copy of my past 2018 W2. for a job application. where can I find it?

You should be keeping copies of the W-2's received from employers with your personal papers each tax year as a matter of course.

TurboTax does not have a copy of the W-2 or Form 1099.  It would have W-2 and Form 1099 worksheets that included the tax data from the forms that were entered.  The worksheets would be included in the PDF of the tax return in the tax year the return was completed.  

Copies of a Form 1099 would have to obtained from the issuer of the form.

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

If you cannot obtain the W-2 from your employer, then for a fee you can get a complete copy of a W-2 from the Social Security Administration - https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501

You can get a free Wage and Income transcript from the IRS - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $50 you can get a complete federal tax return to include copies of W-2's, if you mailed the tax return and included a paper W-2, from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

See this IRS Tax Topic - http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc159.html

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I need a copy of my past 2018 W2. for a job application. where can I find it?

You should be keeping copies of the W-2's received from employers with your personal papers each tax year as a matter of course.

TurboTax does not have a copy of the W-2 or Form 1099.  It would have W-2 and Form 1099 worksheets that included the tax data from the forms that were entered.  The worksheets would be included in the PDF of the tax return in the tax year the return was completed.  

Copies of a Form 1099 would have to obtained from the issuer of the form.

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

If you cannot obtain the W-2 from your employer, then for a fee you can get a complete copy of a W-2 from the Social Security Administration - https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501

You can get a free Wage and Income transcript from the IRS - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $50 you can get a complete federal tax return to include copies of W-2's, if you mailed the tax return and included a paper W-2, from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

See this IRS Tax Topic - http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc159.html

jmaloff23
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I need a copy of my past 2018 W2. for a job application. where can I find it?

Bellow is an email I received from TurboTax early this year when I filed my taxes for last year.
It says my company had sent them my W2.  Can I access that copy?
Get your refund faster — W?2s are now available in TurboTax!

Last year, you filed a W?2 with GROUP INC. This year, with TurboTax, you can save time and download your W?2 directly into your return. Make sure to have a copy of your W?2 when you sign in.

I need a copy of my past 2018 W2. for a job application. where can I find it?

That email is a bit misleading.  The W-2 is available for import into the tax return.  The actual copy of the W-2 provided by your employer is not available from TurboTax.
Or you can take a picture of the W-2 you received from the employer and upload the picture of the W-2 to the tax return.

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