@ bbostick81 wrote:
This is not for me but asking for my nephew. He choose not to efile but mail in 2019. He never mailed it off though...smh. He can't find his w-2 but still has his mail in forms. It's only a refund of $62. Also will he get the stimulus checks he missed out on?
On a 2019 return that late, the copy of the W-2 may not be as critical (I'm a fellow user, not a tax expert), since by now the IRS "should" have already received and be aware of the W-2 information from that long ago, so it's likely already in the IRS system. The IRS asks for copies of the W-2 with mailed returns because many people file returns before the IRS receives and processes W-2 data from the employer. In any case, it would be best to include a copy of the W-2 if he finds it, or he can get a copy from the employer, or the IRS might ask for it. If he wanted to check what the IRS shows for him, and if qualifies for an IRS account, the IRS can provide a Wage and Income transcript which shows what Federal W-2 info they received from an employer (won't have any state tax info, though.)
Hopefully, he did have the W-2 when he prepared the return; i.e., that he prepared the return with the info on the actual W-2 copy and not on the basis of paycheck stubs.
People who were otherwise qualified and are due for stimulus checks, but who didn't receive either or both, can reconcile this when filing their current 2020 returns. The stimulus payment(s) will then be provided as part of a 2020 tax refund. Near the end of the interview the 2020 TurboTax software should ask for the info which is called a Recovery Rebate Credit.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/recovery-rebate-credit
