Here's the scenario: I accepted a job offer from a new company. My current company countered with a better offer, and I decided to stay. The new company mistakenly processed my first paycheck which I returned because I never actually worked for them. I'm not sure why, but the fact that I returned the check was never communicated to payroll. I received a W-2 in January for this mistaken check. After a few months of back-and-forth communication, the new company has agreed just yesterday to issue a corrected W-2 showing $0 in income. They said that I probably wouldn't get the corrected form until after the filing deadline. So do I just file without that w-2, or do I ask for an extension until I actually get the corrected W-2?
