How to Get a Lost W2
- 1). Contact your current employer and past employers' human resources offices--either in person or by mail--and ask for a copy of your W-2.
- 2). Contact your tax preparer, who should have a copy of the W-2 and any other forms you filed with your tax return.
- 3). File form 4506-T Request for Transcript of Tax Return with the IRS. The transcript is free and includes your return transcript and any forms included with it, including the W-2. Be sure to check box No. 8 on the form to ensure you get the W-2. Call the IRS at 800-829-1040 and request a copy.
- 4). Obtain an exact copy of your tax return, instead of a transcript, by filing form 4506. The IRS charges $57 for each copy. The IRS will give you the tax return and any forms that were supplied with it at the time of filing, which includes your W-2.
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