I worked as an extra a few times during the year. I made no more than $200. One job paid $50 and sent me a W2. I'm not sure I am missing other W2's from some of these short term jobs. What if the income I file is less than the W2's the IRS has. I don't know who these employers might be and I don't want to wait 75 days for the IRS to send me a transcript, I'm sure that if I am off on the income I report, it won't be much.
The IRS runs a comparison of income between what you file and what was reported. If the income you report does not match the IRS records, they will send you a letter with the amount owed and any interest and penalties that have accrued during that time (the time period starts 4/15 of the year the return was supposed to filed). The IRS can take a year or two to send you that letter. You will continue to accrue interest and penalties until you pay your balance in full.
You can get a wage and income transcript online instantly.
How? I read you can get it from the IRS for $50 or from Turbo Tax if you upgrade your account.
You can get a free transcript of your past return from the IRS:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript">https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript</a>
The IRS runs a comparison of income between what you file and what was reported. If the income you report does not match the IRS records, they will send you a letter with the amount owed and any interest and penalties that have accrued during that time (the time period starts 4/15 of the year the return was supposed to filed). The IRS can take a year or two to send you that letter. You will continue to accrue interest and penalties until you pay your balance in full.