ErnieS0
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@farrah76801 Contact your employer. If they can't help you, a co-worker with a W-2 may be able to give you the EIN number.

 

You can also call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. The IRS will contact your employer or payer and request the missing form. The IRS will also 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 to file with your return.

 

You can fill out Form 4852 and file by mail without an EIN number. See How do I file a substitute W-2 using Form 4852? The IRS says, "If you don’t know the EIN, but you know a different TIN associated with the employer or payer, such as a social security number (SSN), you may enter that TIN."

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