W2 Amendment Missed

[unk11]

Hello All,

We recently received a notice from the IRS stating we did not report an amount  on my wife's W2 when we filed our 2020 Taxes (married jointly). My wife was laid off that year from that company and only received one W2 which is the one we reported on. Upon further investigation it seems that company did an amendment to her W2 afterwards with no notification to us. 

Even though we were not at fault we still owe what the IRS says we owe. What is the best way to handle this issue? Should we contact the HR of the company my wife used to work for and see why we never got that amendement in writing to present to IRS? 

Thanks

[VolvoGirl]

If the IRS is right just pay the bill.  Sure go ahead and ask the company HR that you didn't get a W2C.  If you agree you don't need to amend.