I can't get access to w-2 from my old jobs how do I do that

stepha1 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:53:47 GMT

Get old w-2

Re: I can't get access to w-2 from my old jobs how do I do that

DoninGA — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:08:09 GMT

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

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return to include copies of W-2's, if you mailed the tax return and included a paper W-2, from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

See this IRS Tax Topic - http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc159.html

Re: I can't get access to w-2 from my old jobs how do I do that

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:11:56 GMT

What do you mean by "old jobs?" If you mean jobs you had in 2022---those employers have until January 31 to issue your W-2's.

W-2's come from employers. If your employer is partnered with TurboTax to allow the W-2 data to be imported into the software you can do that---but you need the actual W-2 so that you can enter the EIN and the amount from box 1 to import the other data from the W-2---which just saves you the little bit of keying in of the other information.

Every 2022 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2022 tax return, even if they are for small amounts. Remember that each one of those W-2’s has your Social Security number on it, and that income was reported to the IRS by the employer. You do not want to get in trouble with the IRS for under-reporting your income.

ALL of your W-2’s must be entered on the SAME tax return.

Go to Federal>Wages & Income to enter a W-2.

After you enter the first one, you click Add Another W-2.

W-2's come from your employer, and they have until January 31 to issue it. Some employers allow you to import the W-2 through the software, but for security reasons you still need information from the actual W-2 to import it. You might need to phone, drop in, email and/or snail mail an old employer to make sure they know where to send your W-2.

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I can't get access to w-2 from my old jobs how do I do that

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Re: I can't get access to w-2 from my old jobs how do I do that