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Form 4852 serves as a substitute for Forms W-2, W-2c, and 1099-R and is completed by you  when:

1. Your employer or payer doesn’t issue you a Form W-2 or Form 1099-R or
2. An employer or payer has issued an incorrect Form W-2 or Form 1099-R.

Attach this form to the back of your income tax return before any supporting forms or schedules. You should always attempt to get your Form W-2, Form W-2c, or Form 1099-R from your employer or payer before contacting the IRS or filing Form 4852.

If you don’t receive the missing or corrected form from your employer or payer by the end of February, you may call the IRS at 800-829-1040 for assistance. You will need to provide your name, address, phone number, social security number, and dates of employment. You will also need to provide your employer’s or payer’s name, address , and phone number.

The IRS will contact your employer or payer and request the missing form. The IRS also will send you a Form 4852. If you don’t receive the missing form in sufficient time to file your income tax return timely, you may use the Form 4852 that the IRS sent you.

See IRS Form 4852 for further questions.

You can file a conventional paper return that includes IRS Form 4852 if all efforts to obtain a W-2 from your employer have failed. Here's how to fill one out:

1. While in  TurboTax , search for W-2 and then select the Jump to link in the search results to get to the W-2 entry screen.
2. Fill out your W-2 as best you can using the information from your last pay stub.
3. When finished, proceed through the interview. Eventually you'll get to the Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2? screen.
   • Check the Substitute form box near the bottom.
   • Check any other box(es) that apply to your W-2 before selecting Continue.
4. Eventually you'll come to a screen which will ask if you want to complete Form 4852 for wages paid. Answer Yes and carefully follow the onscreen instructions.

Returns including Form 4852 can't be e-filed per IRS regulations.