The best way to get copies of your W-2's is to ask the employers for them. W-2's come from employers
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.
The IRS does not have copies of your W-2's for you. At best, the IRS can give you a wage and income transcript, which shows the income reported by the employers and the federal tax withheld but it will not show any state information so will not help you with your state returns.
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
Other ways to get W-2’s:
Pay Social Security $62 per tax year for your W-2’s.:
https://faq.ssa.gov/en-US/Topic/article/KA-02501
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.
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