IRS Claims my former employer didn't report my wages but I have my W2 and I spoke with my previous employer who says she sent everything in. I never had an issue before.

Ok ...the IRS will now ask the employer for the records hence the 60 day extension.   So ask the employer to respond to the IRS when contacted even if she did file the W-2 & W-3 & 1096 timely.  If she did NOT do it electronically then the paper forms had to be entered manually and when humans are involved mistakes can be made.    I had a client with this situation last year where only their W-2 form had an IRS issue  out of 8 total employees and the employer mailed in the forms .... bottom line it took 8 months for the employer & IRS to get this corrected. 

What you could do ? First  talk to the employer.  Talk to the IRS and see where the employer can send the supporting docs in advance of being contacted. 

This is the same thing that’s happening to me

I have a w2 why isn’t that enough ?

Every tax document (W-2, 1099 etc) is sent to both you and the IRS. The IRS is saying they never got their copy. More importantly, they're saying they didn't get the taxes your employer withheld from your pay (boxes 2,4 & 6).

They now need to decide whether to go after you or your employer for the money.  Give them what proof you have. Pay stubs, particularly year end, would be helpful.  As the answer above indicates, the IRS has probably already contacted your employer. This may take a long time. Cash strapped  employers not sending in the money is a common problem

UPDATE: I spoke with my old employer, she double checked her work and confirmed she did send my W2 to the IRS. (I believe her because there wasn't any problem last year and all the other employees already received their refunds, I am the only one who didn't.) I told her the IRS agent had told me that once the employer confirms my wages I could get my refund. She said she would try to contact them today. So my question is this...Will the IRS allow the employer to proactively confirm my W2 over the phone? Or do I still have to wait 60 more days for them to do the job they failed to do the last 60 days?

Only the IRS could answer that question.

Same thing happening to me... Problem is no one's giving a resolution... I talked to my employer I'm on day 90 and he said he hasn't received anything from IRS and ain't offering info without their (IRS) requesting it.  My employer thinks I'm being scammed... Funny thing is, it seems anyone who has used turbotax are the victims of this chaos... uhgg

Why can't I just fax my W2 to the Verifications and Integrity Operations IRS Office? WHY NOT???

You would have to ask the IRS.

Did ask IRS they don't want nothing from me they want it from my employer who they have not contacted yet going on 90 days and counting

Ask them ... no one in this forum can answer that question.

Now one of my clients had this issue last year and it took 8 months to resolve ... small company and the employer mailed in the W-2 & W-3 which means they needed to be manually entered or scanned.  Only she had this issue out of all the employees so who knows what went wrong ?   The SS administration and IRS  never gave an explanation but the employer had to comply with the government request for information.

If it's been more than 90 days since the return was accepted  then you can ask for help from the Tax Payer Advocate office:

At the following IRS website, find the USA map and click on your state, and it will give you the number of your IRS Taxpayer Advocate.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-a-Local-Taxpayer-Advocate

If you are unsuccessful with the Taxpayer Advocate for your area, you can also try the special IRS phone number for the Taxpayer Advocate Service at 877-777-4778.

More info on the Taxpayer Advocate Service:
http://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/about/who-we-are

http://www.irs.gov/Advocate/Taxpayer-Advocate-Service-6

Also see this article for more info on how the Taxpayer Advocate Service works:
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc104.html

I am in the same boat. I have been waiting for my return since mid February. I feel like I’ve been given the runaround, finally today, the IRS told me they were waiting to verify my income...that they show no income at all for me. I went directly to my employer who says it was submitted by the deadline (which I believe) and that he has not been contacted by the IRS (which I believe). My employer will not contact the IRS unless contacted, and seems to think that I am a victim of some sort of scam. When I called the IRS back to ask if they have attempted to contact my employer, they were unable to give me that information or refer me to anyone who could. I was also told that if it’s not resolved within the 60 days allotted, it’ll go on another 60 days and if the income is not verified they will change my return to reflect that I didn’t earn any money at all! I tried to contact a tax advocate, and am waiting to see if they can help me in any way.

I’m dealing with the EXACT same thing. My employer swears they reported my i

wages over 5 times and yet IRS has no record of it. Social security doesn’t even have record of my wages. I filed Jan 31, 2019 and it’s September 17 and I’m still waiting. They did 3 60 day reviews and now they’re on a 4th and still nothing. 

Any updates?

I filed my return beginning of February and have yet to receive it. I got letters stating that I needed to allow so and so many days for review and still nothing. Last week I had finally had enough and called the tax advocate number they provide and told them the last time I got a letter was in May. The young lady took a look into my return and told me I needed to call AQC or something like that with the irs and they would tell me what to do. So I called and was told my previous employer didn’t report my income and that I could send them my last paystub from the employer on a company letterhead with YTD INCOME, Taxes withheld, social security via fax or email to them and within a 6 week period( which she stated they tell everyone) they would process and refund my return. The tax advocate number is on the irs website if needed

Hi!

I am having the same issue with my return for 2018. However there are at least 3 of us. Have you had any resolution? 

any resolution?

I'm going through the same nightmare does anyone have suggestions 

From the IRS perspective, they do not know:

• whether you or someone else made up the W-2 that was submitted,
• whether the employer has properly and promptly reported income and remitted taxes, or
• whether they lost your employers paperwork.

I had a employer payroll matter of only a few hundred dollars that took three years to be resolved.

Please hang on to copies of W-2's, pay stubs, payroll deposits on bank statements, anything to prove your side of the story.

Unfortunately, the IRS will likely take their time sorting things out.

looks like im in the same boat. And by the looks of it we are in for a crappy ride

The best course of action would be to visit your local IRS office and request a tax advocate be assigned to the case. 

I'm having the same issue. I have checked with my employer and the verified the sent in my info certified mail. 

Did you file your tax return and then were notified by the IRS that they did not have a copy of your W-2 from your employer?