Given your tax situation, it makes sense to request a copy of your tax transcript. You can use the IRS' Get Transcript tool to request your wage and income transcript. It shows the data reported to the IRS on information returns such as Forms W-2, Form 1099 series, Form 1098 series, and Form 5498 series; however, state or local information isn't included with the Form W-2 information. These transcripts are available for the past ten tax years.
Here is a link to the IRS webpage where you can request your tax record.
The IRS only retains actual copies of Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement when attached to your paper tax return. The only way to get an actual copy of your Form W-2 from the IRS is to order a copy of the entire return by using Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return and paying a $43 fee for each return requested. We will waive the fee for taxpayers impacted by a federally declared disaster or a significant fire. Include the Disaster Designation (for example, Alabama Hurricane Sally) in bold letters at the top of the Form 4506.
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