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What do I do if I cannot find my ein? I cannot get ahold of my precious employer to get my W2.

nickcody10 — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:34:18 GMT

Re: What do I do if I cannot find my ein? I cannot get ahold of my precious employer to get my W2.

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:22:35 GMT

You need your EIN and you need your W-2. You will have to double up on your efforts to get hold of the employer--you have had since January.

W-2's come from your employer, and they have until Jan. 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.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2561916-how-can-i-get-a-copy-of-my-w-2

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1934390-how-do-i-import-my-W-2

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2588751-why-can-t-i-import-my-w-2

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2938482-how-do-i-take-a-picture-of-my-w-2-in-turbotax-online

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

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc154

Other ways to get W-2’s:

Pay Social Security $86 per W-2:

https://www.irs.gov/help-resources/tools-faqs/faqs-for-individuals/frequently-asked-tax-questions-answers/irs-procedures/transcript-or-copy-of-form-w-2/transcript-or-copy-of-form-w-2

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

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/irs-tax-forms/what-is-a-w-2-form/L6VJbqWl5

Re: What do I do if I cannot find my ein? I cannot get ahold of my precious employer to get my W2.

Opus 17 — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:54:14 GMT

You don't have an EIN. An EIN is an employer identification number, and you won't have one unless you are a small business that has employees.

In some cases, if you have your employer's EIN, you can download your W-2 information into your tax return. But not all employers participate. There's no guarantee you can download your W-2 even if you knew your employer's EIN. You could find out your employer's EIN by asking another employee what is written on their W-2

Your employer is required to mail you a W-2 by January 31, unless you consent to paperless online delivery. You are responsible for keeping copies of your valuable tax documents for at least 3 years (although 6 years is better).

If you never got a W-2, you can file using a substitute W-2 form and your last paycheck, but it will probably be inaccurate and the IRS will be sending you correction letters. It will be best to get another copy of your W-2 from your employer.

You may be able to request a "wage and income" transcript from the IRS that will have the information from your W-2, although I don't know if 2019 wage and income transcripts are in their system yet.

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