@ValerieLOBK
It sounds like you are doing a big favor for a family member who did not save their own tax documents and records. Since the transcript you are working with lacks some of the information you need such as the employer ID, you may have to contact that employer to ask for the ID #. Better still, have the family member do that. If your family member lives in a state with a state income tax, the transcript is not going to have any of the state information you need to prepare a state return. If at all possible, get the former employer to send a copy of the W-2.
Another option is to pay Social Security for a copy of the W-2. It will cost $86.
To get a copy of a W-2 from Social Security https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501
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