If you have not received your W2 at this point, and have made an effort, you will need to use your paystubs to complete a substitute W2. You will explain to the IRS that your (former) employer refused. As they are required to provide, "threaten" them with this before you file. It can come back to bite them if you file a substitute form and state that they wouldn't abide by your request. Go to:Federal TaxesWages and IncomeWages and SalariesAdd W2Do your best to complete a W2 as if you had one After entering this W2 draft, you come to the screen "Do Any of these Uncommon Situations Apply?" check Substitute FormYou will complete the Form 4852 as best as you can.Your return cannot be efiled with a Form 4852, so consider one last attempt.Do you have a W2 from last year? You will be prompted to enter an EIN, which you can get from another year. You can also try googling it or asking ex-coworkers for their feedback..

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pnbear

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If my former employer refuses to send my w2 what can I do?

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June 1, 2019
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ChristinaS

Level 10

If you have not received your W2 at this point, and have made an effort, you will need to use your paystubs to complete a substitute W2.

You will explain to the IRS that your (former) employer refused. As they are required to provide, "threaten" them with this before you file. It can come back to bite them if you file a substitute form and state that they wouldn't abide by your request.

Go to:

Federal Taxes
Wages and Income
Wages and Salaries
Add W2
Do your best to complete a W2 as if you had one
After entering this W2 draft, you come to the screen "Do Any of these Uncommon Situations Apply?"
check Substitute Form
You will complete the Form 4852 as best as you can.

Your return cannot be efiled with a Form 4852, so consider one last attempt.

Do you have a W2 from last year? You will be prompted to enter an EIN, which you can get from another year. You can also try googling it or asking ex-coworkers for their feedback..

Bxwhiteboyt

Level 2

I haven't received my w2 from 2018 from my old job

DoninGA

Level 15

@Bxwhiteboyt wrote:

I haven't received my w2 from 2018 from my old job

If you cannot obtain the W-2 from your employer, then for a fee you can get a complete copy of a W-2 from the Social Security Administration - https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501

You can get a free Wage and Income transcript from the IRS - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

Bxwhiteboyt

Level 2

I've been trying to get my w2 since last yesr from my old job and I'm getting the run around from them

xmasbaby0

Level 15

You should first call, email and snail mail them to make sure they have your current address. They have until January 31 to issue your 2019 W-2.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/income/help/what-if-it-s-february-but-i-still-don-t-have-my-w-2/00/25998

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Kmoore65

Level 2

I have mailed and emailed my deceased ex husband's employer but refuses

Ziggy211

Level 2

i still have got my w 2 back from my ex emploryer

JamesG1

Level 15

If you cannot get a copy of your W-2 by February 14, then you may be able to file your return using a substitute W-2 but you will not be able to electronically file your return. To do this, you would need have your final pay stub from December and file using the numbers on that final pay stub.

See also these TurboTax Helps.

Can I use my last pay stub if I don’t have my W-2 yet?

What if it’s February but I still don’t have my W-2?

How do I file a substitute W-2 using Form 4852?

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imaclassicman19

Level 2

My former employer (Manager) is refusing to give me my W2. I quit my job on very bad terms with her. I asked my co-worker if he got his W2 and he said he got it by asking my other co-worker to give it to him. I then asked my other co-worker if he could give me my w2 but then he said that my Manager told him that I had to ask her for it. I blocked her number and I'm really not in the mood to ask her for it. Unfortunately, brain dead me decided to throw away all my paystubs so I can't even calculate my taxes from them. What do I do now?

VolvoGirl

Level 15

Try these 2 links

If you just need the information from your W-2, but not an actual copy, you can get a Wage and Income Transcript from the IRS for free. This will contain the information from all the W-2s that were sent to the IRS by your employers. However, it does not include the state and local information (boxes 15 - 20). Go to the following link to get a transcript. You want a Wage and Income Transcript, not a Tax Return Transcript.

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

You have to get another copy from the employer or from Social Security

How to get a W2 copy from SSA

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

Kmoore65

Level 2

We have attempted for yrs to get a w2 for my deceased ex husband to do his final tax return as I am the one to file his tax returns because our children were minors. The employer I know and I have many paystubs but I believe he is refusing due to undereporting.

DoninGA

Level 15

@Kmoore65 wrote:

We have attempted for yrs to get a w2 for my deceased ex husband to do his final tax return as I am the one to file his tax returns because our children were minors. The employer I know and I have many paystubs but I believe he is refusing due to undereporting.

You can get a Wage and Income Transcript from the IRS if you only need the tax data for the W-2 - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

The Wage and Income Transcript is available for the current tax year and the past 10 tax years.

For a fee you can get a complete copy of a W-2 from the Social Security Administration - https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501

Cathyp41

Level 2

I need to talk to someone in IRS OFFICE because I failed my taxes on one of my w-2s but St Jude Nursing in New Orleans will not call me or email me back about my W2 and my son W2 and I don't want to get it trouble because I can't claim that W2 I keep calling but it says they not taking calls and hang up on me

Critter-3

Level 15

@Cathyp41

Stop fretting ... wait until July and then get a wage transcript for both you and your son to see if the employer ever reported the wages ... if they did then you will have the info for at least the federal amendment.