topic Can you download a previous year's w2? in After you file

Can you download a previous year's w2?

kpwi135852 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:32:04 GMT

I need my w2 from a previous year

Re: Can you download a previous year's w2?

DoninGA — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:09:38 GMT

A prior year W-2 cannot be downloaded. TurboTax does not have a copy of the 2022 W-2

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: Can you download a previous year's w2?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:09:49 GMT

I NEED A COPY OF MY W-2 (or 1099)

W-2's come from employers. There is not a federal or national website that provides W-2’s.

TurboTax does not have a copy of your W-2—the Wage & Tax Statement—issued to you by your employer, (nor does TurboTax have copies of your 1099’s). You should always save those documents for your own records. You could ask the employer(s) for copies or you can get a copy from Social Security (for a fee of $126).

To get a copy of a W-2 from Social Security https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501

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

If you saved a pdf of your completed tax return, the worksheets will show the W-2 information you entered, but not the actual 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

Or you can pay the IRS $43 for an actual copy of your tax return which will include copies of your W-2’s

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

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

Re: Can you download a previous year's w2?

JulieS — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:12:47 GMT

Yes, if you scanned and stored your W-2 forms in the Documents section of TurboTax, you can retrieve them. Note, this is not an option included in the free version of TurboTax.

To check for your prior year documents:

Sign in to the account you used.
Select Documents on the left.
Change the dropdown to View documents from: XXX.
If you stored documents here, they will show on the list.

If you don't see any stored documents, you will need to contact the IRS to get copies of your prior year documents. Follow this link for more.