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Former Employer Won't Mail my W2?
After trying to get in contact with them, I informed the IRS and they sent a formal request to my former employer for the W2 but I still have not received anything from the employer. The IRS mailed me a Form 4852 and told me to send it back to them (IRS) if I had not heard from my former employer within x-amount of time before April 15. The problem is that I don't have a lot of the information they ask for on the form. The form indicates that it is a estimation, but still asks for information that would only be on a W2. At a loss as to what more to do, I got an extension on the 4/15 due date.
As for contacting the former employer myself, they don't answer the phone. Is not a fly-by-night type job. It is a major corporation. HR doesn't have a direct phone number so people have to contact the front desk, which is then supposed to transfer you to HR. The problem is that nobody ever answers the front desk line. They keep all employee information (including W2 and paystubs) in online accounts to save themselves money but I have been unable to access my account since I was terminated.
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You won't get anywhere with HR, they don't do payroll and don't prepare W-2s. Contact the Payroll Department. Then can get you a copy of your W-2 in a few days, especially if you are dealing with a major corporation.
- Chuckie OLv 71 decade ago
Give it your best shot at an estimation.
Put in how much (approximately) you made from them.
Social security is 6.2% of the amount you made
Medicare is %1.45 of the amount you made.
Withholding you will have to guess. Don't worry if you don't guess it exactly.
The employer will probably get a $50 fine. But it might be a sign of an underlying tax problem, so do as the IRS says to cause the most inconvenience to your rotten ex-employer.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
So, you are saying you didn't save your last paystub? Most of what you need is on that last stub.
If you live in a state that doesn' t have an income tax, wait another 4-6 weeks and the IRS will often have their copy by then.
