If my former employer refuses to send my w2 what can I do?

[ChristinaS]

If you have not received your W2 at this point, and have made an effort, you will need to use your paystubs to complete a substitute W2.

You will explain to the IRS that your (former) employer refused. As they are required to provide, "threaten" them with this before you file. It can come back to bite them if you file a substitute form and state that they wouldn't abide by your request. 

Go to:

• Federal Taxes
• Wages and Income
• Wages and Salaries
• Add W2
• Do your best to complete a W2 as if you had one
• After entering this W2 draft, you come to the screen "Do Any of these Uncommon Situations Apply?" 
• check Substitute Form
• You will complete the Form 4852 as best as you can.

Your return cannot be efiled with a Form 4852, so consider one last attempt.

Do you have a W2 from last year? You will be prompted to enter an EIN, which you can get from another year. You can also try googling it or asking ex-coworkers for their feedback..

[Bxwhiteboyt]

I've been trying to get my w2 since last yesr from my old job and I'm getting the run around from them

[xmasbaby0]

You should first call, email and snail mail them to make sure they have your current address.  They have until January 31 to issue your 2019 W-2.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/income/help/what-if-it-s-february-but-i-still-don-t-have-my-w-2/00...

[Bxwhiteboyt]

I haven't received my w2 from 2018 from my old job

[DoninGA]

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@Bxwhiteboyt wrote:

I haven't received my w2 from 2018 from my old job

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If you cannot obtain the W-2 from your employer, then for a fee you can get a complete copy of a W-2 from the Social Security Administration - https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501

You can get a free Wage and Income transcript from the IRS - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

[Gloria Michelle]

¿Buenas trades no e recibido mi w2 de mi trabajo anterior  mi ex jefe me lo nego?

[DanielV01]

Por ley debe dárselo.  Usted tiene derecho de recibirlo.  Pero, si para ahora no ha recibido apoyo para conseguir el documento, puede rellenar una forma W-2 sustituto si tiene la información necesaria.  La Forma sustituto también se conoce como la Forma 4852.  

No es difícil rellenar la Forma si tiene el último talón de cheques de ese trabajo y además tiene un W-2 del año anterior.  Tendrá entonces el EIN del negocio, y las cantidades que fueron pagadas a usted en todas las casillas.  Una advertencia: la información en el último talón no tendrá la misma apariencia que el W-2 y es posible que falte información.  El IRS casi siempre revisa la exactitud de la Forma, lo cual demora el procesamiento.

Al mismo tiempo, puede conseguir una transcripción del IRS para usarla como Forma sustituta.  Lo único es que la transcripción no tendrá la información del Estado, y será necesario conseguir esa información para su declaración al Estado (si su estado tiene una declaración de impuestos).

Finalmente, también puede conseguir una copia de su W-2 de la Administración de Seguro Social.  La copia de SSA le costará $86 por el procesamiento.

[Ziggy2]

i still have got my  w 2  back from my  ex emploryer

[JamesG1]

If you cannot get a copy of your W-2 by February 14, then you may be able to file your return using a substitute W-2 but you will not be able to electronically file your return.  To do this, you would need have your final pay stub from December and file using the numbers on that final pay stub.

See also these TurboTax Helps.

Can I use my last pay stub if I don’t have my W-2 yet?

 What if it’s February but I still don’t have my W-2?

How do I file a substitute W-2 using Form 4852?

[imaclassicman19]

My former employer (Manager) is refusing to give me my W2. I quit my job on very bad terms with her. I asked my co-worker if he got his W2 and he said he got it by asking my other co-worker to give it to him. I then asked my other co-worker if he could give me my w2 but then he said that my Manager told him that I had to ask her for it. I blocked her number and I'm really not in the mood to ask her for it. Unfortunately, brain dead me decided to throw away all my paystubs so I can't even calculate my taxes from them. What do I do now? 

[VolvoGirl]

Try these 2 links

If you just need the information from your W-2, but not an actual copy, you can get a Wage and Income Transcript from the IRS for free. This will contain the information from all the W-2s that were sent to the IRS by your employers. However, it does not include the state and local information (boxes 15 - 20). Go to the following link to get a transcript. You want a Wage and Income Transcript, not a Tax Return Transcript.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

You have to get another copy from the employer or from Social Security

How to get a W2 copy from SSA

https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02501

[Kmoore65]

We have attempted for yrs to get a w2 for my deceased ex husband to do his final tax return as I am the one to file his tax returns because our children were minors. The employer I know and I have many paystubs but I believe he is refusing due to undereporting. 

[Kmoore65]

• My ex husband passed away in 2013

[Kmoore65]

• I have mailed and emailed my deceased ex husband's employer but refuses