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I worked 5 different jobs last year. Can I do multiple forms of tax returns to ensure I get a refund from those jobs?

brucedragon1940 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:03:28 GMT

NO, absolutely not. You report, accurately, your income f...

TomYoung — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:03:30 GMT

NO, absolutely not.

You report, accurately, your income for the entire year, irrespective of if you worked for one employer or a dozen.

Tom Young

I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, but basically I'm going to g...

brucedragon1940 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:03:30 GMT

I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, but basically I'm going to get 5 different W2 forms from the 5 different jobs that I had last year. Should I wait for all the forms to come in or can I do them one by one is what I'm asking.

NO You wait until you have ALL of them and put them on O...

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:03:32 GMT

NO You wait until you have ALL of them and put them on ONE tax return together. If you try to file them one at a time you will create a train wreck with the IRS and for yourself.

@brucedragon1940 I think what you are asking is if you c...

TomYoung — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:03:32 GMT

@brucedragon1940

I think what you are asking is if you can enter the W-2s "piecemeal" - 1 or 2 at a time as you receive them - until all 5 show up. The answer to that question is "Yes". There's no need to enter all 5 at one sitting. You can keep going back to the W-2 interview, entering W-2's as they show up.

(It did sound like you were asking if you could submit 5 different income tax returns, each one with only 1 W-2, in order to get ALL the taxes withheld refunded to you.)

That was my interpretation.

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:03:34 GMT

That was my interpretation.

Re: NO, absolutely not. You report, accurately, your income f...

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:11:09 GMT

But what if the pay for one job is different from another? How will the deductions be calculated? I would think a document for each job would make more sense.

Here's an example:

I worked a contract job from April to June with a rate of $32/hr. Then I worked another contract job from June to December with a rate of $38/hr. Do I add all income at the end of the year by summing the numbers from the two separate W4s?

Re: NO, absolutely not. You report, accurately, your income f...

Vanessa A — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:13:19 GMT

Your income and deductions are cumulative. You enter your income from EVERY job separately on the SAME return. So, if you get FIVE W-2's, you will go back and enter each W2 on the same return by clicking on Add another W-2.

You are taxed on your income as a whole. All of your income is added together and all of your deductions are added together.

This means if at each of your 5 jobs you made $12,000 and you had no other income, line 7b of your 1040 would be $60,000.

Again, all of your income is to be accounted for on ONE 1040 form.

Re: I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, but basically I'm going to g...

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:00:54 GMT

yes you can enter each w-2 as you get it. but note all 5 W-2's get reported on the same return.