My w2 form was sent to an old address what should I do?

[jocstill-jl]

I moved out of state and did not report new address to previous employer. I also moved several times while employed. My employer may have sent my W2 to an old address. How do I tract my W2 form?

[ChelseaS]

You should call your employer and verify the address they have on file. If they sent it to the wrong address, update your information and have them re-send the W-2. 

[bankinggooch]

What if you do not have contact information for your previous employer? How would you go about finding the correct number to call?

[SweetieJean]

Look them up on  the internet.

[destinyjodene]

What happens if you've reached out to your previous employer on multiple levels (store branch and corporate) and no one is returning your calls?

[xmasbaby0]

You go at it like a bulldog until you get through to someone.  This is a 2 year old thread.  Do you live anywhere near that old employer?

[destinyjodene]

Haha, thanks! I've been trying for the last three months to get someone to answer my calls. Has not been successful so far.

[destinyjodene]

WELL, considering people have commented on it within the last two weeks, I would imagine that it's still being looked at. Also, no I moved over 1000 miles away.

[xmasbaby0]

Have you tried sending them a certified letter--you get receipt back showing they received it.

[destinyjodene]

That is a good idea, I have not tried that! Thanks!

[xmasbaby0]

Good luck.  If you have no success by mid-February then there are other steps to take.

[Ace1273]

How about if the company went out of business what should I do?

[RobertB4444]

You need to go to irs.gov and create an account.  Once you've done that you will be able to get a transcript of all of the W2s and information returns that you were issued this year.

@Ace1273

[Aliyaho2002]

hi. My W2s is sent to the wrong address. My employer won’t answer the phone what do I do ?.

[xmasbaby0]

@Aliyaho2002

TurboTax does not have your W-2.   W-2’s come from employers.  There is not a federal or national website that provides W-2’s.   If your employer is partnered with TurboTax to allow the W-2 data to be imported into the software you can do that---but you need the actual W-2 so that you can enter the EIN and the amount from box 1 to import the other data from the W-2---which just saves you the little bit of keying in of the other information.

Every 2023 W-2 that you received must be reported on your 2023 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 or have your refund delayed by having missing 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 January 31 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/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 or imported it.  It is up to you to save it for your own records as stated on the back of the W-2.