If we don't have our w-2 can we still file

teamjr54 — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:30:24 GMT

Re: If we don't have our w-2 can we still file

KrisD15 — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:36:32 GMT

No, I wouldn't.

If you have not yet received your W-2 from your employer, the IRS may not have gotten it yet either.

If that is the case and you file, the IRS computer system will flag your return and you'll have a mess to deal with.

Re: If we don't have our w-2 can we still file

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:37:27 GMT

NO! Why would you even ask? You have to enter ALL of your income on the same tax return when you file it. Employers have until January 31 to issue your W-2's. Wait until you have all of them and enter them on your Form 1040.

TurboTax does not have your W-2. W-2’s come from employers. There is not a federal or national website that provides W-2’s. If your employer is partnered with TurboTax to allow the W-2 data to be imported into the software you can do that---but you need the actual W-2 so that you can enter the EIN and the amount from box 1 to import the other data from the W-2---which just saves you the little bit of keying in of the other information.

W-2's come from your employer, and they have until January 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. Some employers have payroll sites that will have your W-2. You might need to phone, text, drop in, email and/or snail mail an old employer to make sure they know where to send your W-2.

Every 2025 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2025 tax return, even if they are for small amounts. Remember that each one of those W-2’s has your Social Security number on it, and that income was reported to the IRS by the employer. You do not want trouble with the IRS for under-reporting your income or have your refund delayed by having missing income.

ALL of your W-2’s must be entered on the SAME tax return.

Go to Federal>Wages & Income to enter a W-2.

After you enter the first one, you click Add Another W-2.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-forms/get-copy-w-2/L8FTim9MO_US_en_US?uid=m68ee4os

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/import-enter-w-2/L55HzdeDr_US_en_US?uid=m68efe36

And….SAVE YOUR OWN W-2! TURBOTAX DOES NOT SAVE IT FOR YOU. TurboTax will not have a copy of it in your account and will not have an image even if you snapped a photo or imported it. It is up to you to save it for your own records as stated on the back of the W-2.

Re: If we don't have our w-2 can we still file

mesquitebean — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:39:40 GMT

And your records or pay stubs may not match the W-2 you ultimately receive, or the W-2 can have additional information you will need to prepare your return. So if you filed prematurely without the W-2, that could cause you to have to prepare an amended return down the road, which can be a hassle.

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