If your employer can’t give you your W-2, contact the IRS. Call 800.829.1040 and give the IRS your name and any other personal information they ask for. Then give them your employer’s name and address. They will be able to find your W-2 if your company sent it to them. Sometimes companies send their tax information to the IRS even if they don’t send it to their employees.
If the IRS can’t find your W-2, fill out IRS Form 4852. You can find this form on the IRS website. Use your last paystub of the calendar year to fill it out. Attach this form to the 1040 and mail it to the IRS. If you fill out this form and then eventually receive your W-2, you will most likely be required to file an amended return to show the correct data.
