How to obtain the 1040 form for 2024 W4?

[jeffersonzion74]

I didn't file my W4 in 2024. Can I still file?

[DoninGA]

A W-4 is not filed with a tax return.  That is the federal tax withholding form that you complete and give to your employer.

IRS Form W-4 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf

[xmasbaby0]

What are you really trying to do?     It is too late to give an employer a new W-4 for 2024, since that tax year is over.   It is also too late to give an employer a new W-4 for 2025---tax year 2025 is over and folks are already filing tax returns for 2025.

It is not too late to give an employer a W-4 for tax year 2026---which has just begun.   A W-4 tells the employer how much tax to withhold from your paychecks during the year.

Are you trying to ask about a W-2?   A W-2 is the document your employer gives to you at the end of January --- you use it to enter how much you earned and how much was withheld from your paychecks for tax, Social Security and Medicare-- in order to seek a refund or see how much tax you still owe.

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

Do you need to prepare and file a tax return for 2024?   Are you asking how to find your 2024 W-2?   If so----you need to get it from the employer you worked for in 2024.   

.."How to obtain the 1040 form..."

You cannot change the tax year.   The current online program is for 2025 only.   Only a 2025 return can be prepared online and only a 2025 return can be e-filed.

Online preparation and e-filing for 2022, 2023, and  2024 is permanently closed.

Note:  The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac.  It cannot be used on a mobile device.

To file a return for a prior tax year

 If you need to prepare a return for 2022, 2023, or 2024  you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign,  and mail the return(s)

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.

Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-rev...

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

[xmasbaby0]

A couple of other ways to get a W-2--- if that is what you are trying to do:

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

You can get a copy from Social Security (for a fee of $62).

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