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What if i have w-2s from the year before that i need to file?? just enter it before my other ones for 2017 or does it ask you??

 
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What if i have w-2s from the year before that i need to file?? just enter it before my other ones for 2017 or does it ask you??

No it will not ask you since you cannot report 2016 W-2's on a 2017 tax return. You will need to report the 2016 W-2's on the 2016 tax return. https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

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WillK
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What if i have w-2s from the year before that i need to file?? just enter it before my other ones for 2017 or does it ask you??

No it will not ask you since you cannot report 2016 W-2's on a 2017 tax return. You will need to report the 2016 W-2's on the 2016 tax return. https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

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