Employer not giving W2

[SuganyaJawaugh]

My employer is not giving me the W2. I have recently come out of the company and joined another company. My previous employer is failing to give me the W2. What can be done to get the same?

[hikes]

Were you paid all the time when you worked with that employer ?
if not, you were out of status.

[SuganyaJawaugh]

I joined the company in Mar 2008 and came out of the company in Jan 2009. During that period i was paid regularly except for the month May 2008 (bench period). The employer is not giving me because i came out of the company without informing them.

[txh1b]

Complain to IRS.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=106470,00.html

IRS TAX TIP 2009-28

Did you get your W-2? These documents are essential to filling out most individual tax returns. You should receive a Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, from each of your employers each year. Employers have until February 2, 2009 to provide or send you a 2008 W-2 earnings statement either electronically or in paper form. If you haven’t received your W-2, follow these steps:

Contact your employer. If you have not received your Form W-2, contact your employer to inquire if and when the W-2 was mailed. If it was mailed, it may have been returned to the employer because of an incorrect or incomplete address. After contacting the employer, allow a reasonable amount of time for them to resend or to issue the W-2.


Contact the IRS. If you still do not receive your W-2 by February 17th, contact the IRS for assistance at 800-829-1040. When you call, have the following information:

Employer's name, address, city, and state, including zip code;
Your name, address, city and state, including zip code, and Social Security number; and
An estimate of the wages you earned, the federal income tax withheld, and the period you worked for that employer. The estimate should be based on year-to-date information from your final pay stub or leave-and-earnings statement, if possible.


File your return. You still must file your tax return on time even if you do not receive your Form W-2. If you have not received your Form W-2 by February 17th, and have completed steps 1 and 2 above, you may use Form 4852, Substitute for Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement. Attach Form 4852 to the return, estimating income and withholding taxes as accurately as possible. There may be a delay in any refund due while the information is verified.


File a Form 1040X. On occasion, you may receive your missing documents at a later date and some may have conflicting information. You may receive a Form W-2 or W-2C (corrected form) after you filed your return using Form 4852, and the information differs from what you reported on your return. If this happens, you must amend your return by filing a Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
Form 4852, Form 1040X, and instructions are available on the IRS Web site, IRS.gov or by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).

[orion]

It is the responsibility and liability of the the employer to issue you a W2. They must.

[txh1b]

Can i still file my tax without W2, if my employer delay in giving me the same?

Read the posts first before posting follow up questions.

[orion]

Can i still file my tax without W2, if my employer delay in giving me the same?

I feel irritated just for this reason that ppl in this forum want everything all customized for them in a silver platter. So I vent it out too smtimes

For the lazy **** here, see last 2 paras.