Can I trust the amount that was automatically entered as my 2019 earned income is correct?

[dcarney74]

This amount is my wages from my 2019 w2.

[xmasbaby0]

Why don't you look at your 2019 W-2 to make sure?   You are supposed to save your own W-2's for at least three years.

I NEED A COPY OF MY W-2  (or 1099)

TurboTax does not have a copy of your W-2—the Wage & Tax Statement—issued to you by your employer, (nor does TurboTax have copies of your 1099’s).   You should always save those documents for your own records. You could ask the employer(s) for copies or you can get a copy from Social Security (for a fee of $90).

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

https://www.irs.gov/help-resources/tools-faqs/faqs-for-individuals/frequently-asked-tax-questions-an...

If you saved a pdf of your completed tax return, the worksheets will show the W-2 information you entered, but not the actual W-2.

You can get a wage and income transcript from the IRS:  It will not show the actual W-2, 1099’s, etc, but will show the income information the IRS received.  It will not, however, show your state information. It will only show the federal information.

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

Or you can pay the IRS $43 for an actual copy of your tax return which will include copies of your W-2’s     

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf 

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

[Critter-3]

If you have been transferring the info from 2019 to 2020 and then 2020 to 2021 then the earned income amount from the 2019 return should be correct for use on the 2021 return but if you want to check it then look at the 2019 form 8812 line 6a & 6b for the info you need on the 2021 return.