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

pnbear — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:43:57 GMT

If you have not received your W2 at this point, and have...

ChristinaS — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:44:00 GMT

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..

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

Bxwhiteboyt — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:36:08 GMT

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

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

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:37:51 GMT

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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Bxwhiteboyt — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:37:54 GMT

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

Re: If you have not received your W2 at this point, and have...

DoninGA — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:38:58 GMT

@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

Re: If you have not received your W2 at this point, and have...

Gloria Michelle — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:41:14 GMT

¿Buenas trades no e recibido mi w2 de mi trabajo anterior mi ex jefe me lo nego?

Re: If you have not received your W2 at this point, and have...

DanielV01 — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:27:10 GMT

Por ley debe dárselo. Usted tiene derecho de recibirlo. Pero, si para ahora no ha recibido apoyo para conseguir el documento, puede rellenar una forma W-2 sustituto si tiene la información necesaria. La Forma sustituto también se conoce como la Forma 4852.

No es difícil rellenar la Forma si tiene el último talón de cheques de ese trabajo y además tiene un W-2 del año anterior. Tendrá entonces el EIN del negocio, y las cantidades que fueron pagadas a usted en todas las casillas. Una advertencia: la información en el último talón no tendrá la misma apariencia que el W-2 y es posible que falte información. El IRS casi siempre revisa la exactitud de la Forma, lo cual demora el procesamiento.

Al mismo tiempo, puede conseguir una transcripción del IRS para usarla como Forma sustituta. Lo único es que la transcripción no tendrá la información del Estado, y será necesario conseguir esa información para su declaración al Estado (si su estado tiene una declaración de impuestos).

Finalmente, también puede conseguir una copia de su W-2 de la Administración de Seguro Social. La copia de SSA le costará $86 por el procesamiento.

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

Ziggy2 — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:46:21 GMT

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

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

JamesG1 — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:30:27 GMT

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.

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

imaclassicman19 — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:29:49 GMT

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?

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

VolvoGirl — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:36:27 GMT

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

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

Kmoore65 — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:31:42 GMT

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.

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Kmoore65 — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:32:45 GMT

My ex husband passed away in 2013

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

Kmoore65 — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:33:55 GMT

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

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

DoninGA — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:35:58 GMT

@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

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

Critter-3 — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:36:18 GMT

Options are :

1) get an income transcript

2) report him and use a substitute W-2 form https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc154

3) get one from SS if he ever filed one

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

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

DoninGA — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:36:48 GMT

@Kmoore65 wrote:

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

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

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DoninGA — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:37:13 GMT

@Kmoore65 wrote:

My ex husband passed away in 2013

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

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

Critter-3 — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 20:05:04 GMT

2013 !!!

If the IRS did not send a bill for the unpaid balance due on the unfiled return by now you are not going to get one and it is way too late to file for a refund ... so I would not even try to file this return any longer.