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Yes, an IRS (or state) account transcript is an acceptable document to process your return.
What about a return transcript? I'm trying to file for my tax return and hope I ordered the correct one
Are you referring to a Tax Return Transcript from the IRS? If so, this means your return has already been filed for the year on the transcript. Or are you referring to a Wage and Income Transcript? If so, you can use the data there to file your return.
Can I submit a prior year tax return using a Wage and Income Transcript if I do not have a copy of the original W-2 from an employer? I have completed the returns using the Wage and Income Transcript for that year but do not have a physical copy of the W-2 to submit with the return.
Yes, that is acceptable.
I am trying to file a previous years' return and with the wage/income transcript, I cannot see the employers full EIN to enter in that field. I worked for so many one-time event agencies that the last for digits, accompanied with a name such : "DEE..." (name of company shortened in transcript). I do not know where to begin. Please advise =(
What if you don’t see State tax withheld? Should it list it there?
If you are using the transcript to complete a prior year return that you will need to mail in then you can enter any 9 digit number for the employer's EIN ... it doesn't matter.
And the federal transcripts do NOT have any state or local information on them ... if you need to file a state or local return you must get a copy of the W-2 from the employer or get a copy from the SS administration for a fee.
Just to be clear, If I can't get my w-2, can I still file my taxes for 2020 with a tax return transcript or an account transcript? or can I get a different form?
when I go to the irs website it only gives me these two options to get by mail. I know I cant file my taxes till at least January but still wanna be prepared.
@rvalencia3234 Tax year 2020 is not even over. Your employer(s) has until February 1 2021 to issue your 2020 W-2. Do you have some reason to believe you will not get your W-2? Does your employer have the correct address to send it to? If not---it is your responsibility to make sure you have provided that address to them. The IRS is not going to have a wage and income transcript for 2020 for you in early January. You might be worried for no reason.
Here are the ways to get your 2020 W-2---but you cannot get it until 2021.
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://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc154
Other ways to get W-2’s:
Pay Social Security $90 per 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
EIN are x'ed out ,only shows last 4 numbers
What form are you talking about ? A W-2 or a 1099 of some kind? Is this off the IRS transcript?
The IRS Wage and Income Transcript does not show the full EIN... only the last 4 digits.
Did you ever get an answet back? How do you add 1099-NEC info if only last for digits of EIN no. Is shown?
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