So I have had four employers for the year of 2020, I've contacted them all regarding my W2.. bottom line I dont have them and i need to file my income taxes

[Ssgkody]

I need my W2 tax forms that you get from your employers... how can I get this information. And not have to deal with them

[xmasbaby0]

Sorry---you do have to deal with your employers.   W-2's come from employers----and you have had since late January to deal with getting them.

Every 2020 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2020 tax return, even if they are for small amounts.  Remember that each one of those W-2’s has your Social Security number on it, and that income was reported to the IRS by the employer.  You do not want to get in trouble with the IRS for under-reporting your income.

ALL of your W-2’s must be entered on the SAME tax return.  

Go to Federal>Wages & Income to enter a W-2.

After you enter the first one, you click Add Another W-2.

W-2's come from your employer, and they have until February 1 to issue it.  Some employers allow you to import the W-2 through the software, but for security reasons you still need information from the actual W-2 to import it.  You might need to phone, drop in, email and/or snail mail an old employer to make sure they know where to send your W-2.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2561916-how-can-i-get-a-copy-of-my-w-2

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1934390-how-do-i-import-my-W-2

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2588751-why-can-t-i-import-my-w-2

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2938482-how-do-i-take-a-picture-of-my-w-2-in-turbotax-online

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

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc154

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.  It is up to you to save it for your own records as stated on the back of the W-2.

Other ways to get W-2’s:

Pay Social Security $90 per W-2:

https://www.irs.gov/help-resources/tools-faqs/faqs-for-individuals/frequently-asked-tax-questions-an...

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

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/irs-tax-forms/what-is-a-w-2-form/L6VJbqWl5

[fanfare]

Do you have pay stubs?

figure your gross income from there.

you'll have to make up a W-2 to enter the wages on Form 1040 line 1.

You'll have to file a paper tax return. You can't e-File without at least one W-2 to put employer ID.

If you got paid cash and your employers don't want to pay tax and report your employment or give you  a W-2, you got paid under the table.

There's nothing to report.

[SweetieJean]

If you got paid cash and your employers don't want to pay tax and report your employment or give you  a W-2, you got paid under the table.

There's nothing to report.  

Even under the table pay must be reported.

[fanfare]

Under the table pay is not reported, by definition.

[Mike9241]

are you sure your employers were not treating you as an independent contractor - then they should have sent you form 1099-NEC.

if the employers filed w-2's you can get transcripts from the IRS

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

or copies from the Social Security Adm

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