Start by contacting your employer. They are required to distribute them to employees by 1/31/2020.
If the employer is no longer in business or you can not reach someone you can contact IRS, if you have not received it by February 14th
After notifying IRS you can either continue waiting or go ahead and file Form 4852 in TurboTax:
- Visit the W-2 area of TurboTax and Start a W-2.
- Enter the Employer ID Number (EIN) if you know it. Leave it blank if you don’t.
- Enter all the info that should be on your W-2 if you actually received it. Use your pay stubs to estimate what your total income was from this employer and what your total taxes paid were (include federal, state, and local taxes). Essentially, you’re trying to re-create your W-2 based on the best information you have available on hand (pay stubs, bank statements, etc.).
- Write out an explanation of how you figured out your wages and taxes paid.
- Describe the steps you took when you tried to get your W-2 from your employer, like who you contacted and the date, etc…
- After you’re done estimating what your W-2 should look like, select Continue until you get to the page that asks Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2? and check the box that says Substitute form - I didn't get a W-2 from my employer and need to complete a substitute form.
Here is a good Help Topic that will provide you with additional details: Its February and I don't have my W2!
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