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New Member
posted Feb 5, 2020 11:08:13 AM

What do i do if a w2 never shows

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Alumni
Feb 5, 2020 11:11:14 AM



[Paraphrased from IRS rules]
Can you file without having received your W-2? Yes, but only if you have not received it by the end of February, and you have contacted your employer and attempted to obtain it, and you still have not received it then you contact the IRS (see the link below), then if the IRS is not successful in getting your W-2, you can use form 4852 in place of your W-2. But you MUST speak to the IRS before doing so. Otherwise, you cannot file before you receive your W-2.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-can-help-taxpayers-get-form-w-2-0

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Level 15
Feb 5, 2020 11:10:48 AM

Are you waiting to get one in the mail?  Ask your employer for another copy.  Do not file without all your income.

Alumni
Feb 5, 2020 11:11:14 AM



[Paraphrased from IRS rules]
Can you file without having received your W-2? Yes, but only if you have not received it by the end of February, and you have contacted your employer and attempted to obtain it, and you still have not received it then you contact the IRS (see the link below), then if the IRS is not successful in getting your W-2, you can use form 4852 in place of your W-2. But you MUST speak to the IRS before doing so. Otherwise, you cannot file before you receive your W-2.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-can-help-taxpayers-get-form-w-2-0

New Member
Jan 26, 2022 12:21:36 PM

This helps alot because I have 1 out of the 2 W2s’ I will be receiving for 2021 & I wasn’t sure if I was able to file my return without the second form. I need both so I will wait thank you