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I received a W2 from another job I had I forgotten about after I filed my taxes already can I use it in 2024 taxes?

saragbby00 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:28:33 GMT

I filed my taxes but received a W2 I forgot about do I have to use it still

Re: I received a W2 from another job I had I forgotten about after I filed my taxes already can I use it in 2024 taxes?

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 03:23:55 GMT

Yes you still have to enter that W-2, but you cannot do that yet.

Did you click that big orange button that said “Transmit my return now?” If you did that, you cannot do anything to fix it yet. You have to wait for the email that tells you if your return was accepted or rejected. The IRS will begin to accept/reject e-files on January 29, so your email will come on or after 1-29.

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it. It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner. The IRS does not allow you to take it back.

If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.” The changes will go nowhere.

Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return. If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.

If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund. THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally. You will need to use a form called a 1040X.

Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself. Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed

The Form 1040X you need becomes available in late February, But wait until your return has been processed.

Re: I received a W2 from another job I had I forgotten about after I filed my taxes already can I use it in 2024 taxes?

saragbby00 — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:48:51 GMT

What happens if it's approved and I don't put it in

Re: I received a W2 from another job I had I forgotten about after I filed my taxes already can I use it in 2024 taxes?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:55:45 GMT

@saragbby00 If you do not amend and add that income, someday the IRS will send you a nasty letter when they catch the unreported income and you may owe more tax with interest. Or....maybe....perhaps the additional income would increase refundable credits you could get like earned income or child tax credit---and you will miss out on that additional money. The IRS will not tell you about that.

And...you cannot just wait and put the W-2 on your 2024 return. That is not allowed.