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Returning Member
posted Jun 18, 2019 7:28:01 AM

Where do I send a copy of my W-2 after i've already filed, the IRS says they didn't receive a copy and are holding my refund.

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Level 15
Jun 18, 2019 7:38:03 AM

Did you receive a notice in the mail from the IRS requesting the copy of a W-2?  Then where and how to send the W-2 copy would be in the notice.

Returning Member
Jun 18, 2019 7:39:39 AM

No they have held my refund and when I finally got ahold of someone they said its because they didn't receive a copy of my w-2 but they wouldn't tell me what I needed to do.

Level 15
Jun 18, 2019 8:38:08 AM

That means that the IRS did not receive a copy of the W-2 you entered on your tax return from the employer.  It is the employers responsibility to provide the IRS with the copy.  Unless and until you receive a notice in the mail from the IRS requesting that you send anything to them you can only wait.

Returning Member
Jun 18, 2019 1:12:50 PM

So there is nothing I can do? I was depending on that refund money. Should I contact my employer or will the IRS do that?

Alumni
Jun 18, 2019 1:37:08 PM

It wouldn't hurt to contact the employer and ask if any other employees have reported a similar experience. 

 

You may also benefit from contacting a Taxpayer Advocate and see if they can help get any more information on how to fix the situation.

 

https://taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/

 

There is nothing TurboTax or anybody here can do to assist with something like this, sorry.