Reminder: Employers have until January 31 to mail W-2s to their employees; you should wait until mid-February to receive your W-2 before requesting a copy from your employer. Request a copy of your federal return or Form W-2 To get a copy of your federal return There are several ways to request a copy of your previously filed federal tax return: Contact your tax preparer.
Log in to the tax preparation software you used that year. If you need assistance accessing the software you used, see E-file-approved commercial software: Personal income tax for contact information. Contact the IRS. This is the easiest way to get an old W-2 form. Employers are required to save important tax information such as your current and prior-year W-2s.
If you have not received your W-2 by this date, or if you have lost or misplaced it, you can contact your employer. You can call this provider and request to have your W-2 mailed to you. Be prepared to provide your Social Security number or employee number. Make sure to specify the year of the W-2 form that you want to have sent to you. Make sure the provider has your correct address on file. While you are speaking to the payroll provider, you may also want to ask how long it will take for your W-2 to arrive.
Call your tax preparer. Another way to get a copy of an old W-2 is to contact your tax preparer if you have one. Be prepared to provide your Social Security number. Make sure the tax preparer has your correct address on file.
While you are speaking to the tax preparer, you may also want to ask how long it will take for your W-2 to arrive. Method 2. Request a copy of your W-2 from the IRS. This service is free of charge. However, you will only receive a copy of your actual W-2 if you paper-filed your taxes that year and submitted a copy of your W-2 at filing.
This option is free of charge. Complete boxes of the or T. If you have chosen to fill out a or T, lines of forms are the same, so the following guidelines apply to both. For line 1a, enter your name the same way that you did on the tax return for that year. If you filed a joint return, enter the name that was listed first on the return. For line 1b, enter the Social Security number of the person named in line 1a. If the first filer on the tax return used an individual taxpayer identification number ITIN or an employer identification number EIN , enter that number.
Only fill in lines 2a and 2b if you filed a joint return for the year you are requesting. For lines 2a and 2b, enter the second name and Social Security or other tax ID number listed on the tax return for that year. For line 3, enter your current name and mailing address. For line 4, enter the address that was listed on the tax return for the year you are requesting only if it is different than the address listed on line 3.
Only complete line 5 if you want the tax return copy or transcript sent to someone other than you. If you do, you will need to enter the name, address, and telephone number with area code of the person or business to whom you want it sent. Be aware that the IRS has no control over how this third party will use your information. You may want to consider having a written agreement regarding use and disclosure of your information with this person or entity.
Complete line 6 of your or T. Whether you are using or T, you will need to enter the form you filed for your taxes in the year requested most commonly , A, or EZ on line 6. Form has a small box in the corner of line 6 that you can check if you will be using these copies in court, administrative hearings, or for some other reason that requires the copies to be certified.
Check the box at the bottom right of line 6 if you need your tax return copy to be certified. Keep in mind that you do not have the option to certify your transcript if you use form T. Related Resources Filing Compliance If you have unfiled tax returns, the IRS usually only requires individuals to file returns for the past six years to be considered in filing compliance.
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