After you file

First----it is years too late to file a 2016 return and receive a refund.  Any possible refund has been forfeited.  TurboTax does not provide software for tax years going back past 2020, so you cannot use TT to prepare a 2016 return.   If you OWE tax due for 2016, the IRS still wants you to pay, with interest and penalties.

 

As for your W-2--

 W-2's come from employers.  There is not a federal or national website that provides W-2’s.  

 

You can get a wage and income transcript from the IRS:  It will not show the actual W-2, 1099’s, etc, but will show the income information the IRS received.  It will not, however, show your state information. It will only show the federal information.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

 

Pay Social Security $126 per W-2:

 

https://faq.ssa.gov/en-US/Topic/article/KA-02501

 

  (if you want to prepare on paper for free:  )

PRIOR YEAR FORMS FROM IRS

2016 

Form 1040  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2016.pdf

Form 1040 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2016.pdf

Form 1040A https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040a.pdf

Form 1040AInstructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040a--2016.pdf

Form1040EZ https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040ez--2015.pdf

Form1040EZ Instructions  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040ez.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/filing/where-to-file-paper-tax-returns-with-or-without-a-payment

Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.

 

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a

 

 

 

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