I am having trouble locating my w2 from a previous employer. The business was closed. What do I do now?
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"If you have not received your Form(s) W-2 by early February the IRS will help you obtain the missing forms. Call 1–800–829–1040. Be prepared to provide your name, address (including zip code), phone number, Social Security Number, and dates of employment and the name, address (including zip code), and phone number of the employer/payer."
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There isnt a central place where you can get your W2, you will have to talk to your accounting or HR department about where you can obtain a copy. \n\nNOTE: They are required by law to keep a copy of your W2 for an extended period of time.
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a person who does not receive a w-2 is responsible to call the company and request a w-2.  the irs normally has to get a complaint to do anything, but they don't take complaints like that very seriously unless it has been a considerable amount of time.  in 17 years of accounting i have never seen the irs go after anyone for sending out late w-2's
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Contact your former employers H.R. department.  They should be able to tell you who their 401k carrier is or was during your time of employment.
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If the problem is with the IRS, you should call the IRS ombudsman, whose number should be in the phone book under US Government - IRS.\n\nIf your only income is from SSDI, your distribution can only be assessed for taxes and only up to 15%.\n\nI don't see how any information from your previous employer is relevant to anything.
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Your employer has until January 31 to get your W2 to you.  Make sure they have your current mailing address.  You can also contact your employer and request a copy of your last pay stub.
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FROM IRS.GOV\n\nI didn't get my W-2 by January 31, so I asked my employer for it, but I still don't have it. What should I do?\n\nIf you don't receive your Form W-2 (PDF) by February 15, contact the IRS for assistance at (800) 829-1040. Also, you may want to refer to Tax Topic 154, Form W-2 - What To Do if Not Received, to see the specific information the IRS will need in order to prepare Form 4852 (PDF), Substitute For Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, or Form 1099R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.
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You could contact the previous employer and ask for a copy, but if that's not reasonable the IRS has a copy too, just ask them.  They've become pretty personable and easy to work with.
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You should be able to contact the Human Resources office of your old employer, assumint they are still in business.  Considering that it was your plan, you are entitled to the information within.
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contact your employer, they should be able to get you your w2's through the mail, but, sorry it's not available online.
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It should be on your W2.  Otherwise contact the SSA.
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it is extremely difficult if you don't remember or if you don't have any print outs. \n\nYou said that they billed you.. check those bills for the company that charged you and google them for their website or contact them for details.\n\nif you have no resources then the only option is to google some general text like "Free Taxes" and then look for some page that you saw when you did your taxes.\n\nnow, that company could also have changed domain names, servers, hosts and everything linked.. which will make things difficult.
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did you try to call you old supervisor to see if they would help you?  try that or just call or go to the human resources dept they should give you a copy If you are not out of town go back to your old address to and ask the new occupants if they sent any mail back.  Also, if your old supervisor is available they should be able to give you any number you need.
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You can't order them online.  However, they are available from the IRS, however the process can take a few weeks.\n\nDownload the form 4506-T, and check the box indicating you want information returns (w-2s, 1099s, etc.) from the years you indicated, and then either mail or fax the form to the appropriate number/address.  The process will take 2-3 weeks.\n\nAlternately, you can try contacting your employers if 2-3 weeks won't work for you.
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You can file now, but I'd suggest waiting until you get a corrected w-2 from your employer (talk to HR).\n\nI worked for the IRS last year, and it takes them roughly 10 months until the computers get around to checking whether the income/withholding on W-2s provided by employers matches up with the returns filed.
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It must have been postmarked Jan 31st.\n\nIf you don't receive your Form W-2 (PDF) by February 15, contact the IRS for assistance at (800) 829-1040. Also, you may want to refer to Tax Topic 154, Form W-2 - What To Do if Not Received, to see the specific information the IRS will need in order to prepare Form 4852 (PDF), Substitute For Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, or Form 1099R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc