Figure out my 1040EZ without my W-2's??

Question

I worked 4 jobs this year. Have not recieved any of my W-2's. Just by going off of the last pay stub of 2006 (per job), can I at least try to ball park (i.e. guess) the amount of my return?

Answer 1

on the last paystub you should find Year to Date (YTD) amounts for gross wages, federal withholding, state withholding, etc. Your gross wages are not necessarily your taxable wages. for example, if you contributed to a 401(k) plan or paid for health insurance pre-tax, these amounts would have to be deducted from gross wages to arrive at taxable wages.

assuming you dont have any pre-tax deductions, you can then use the gross wages as taxable wages on your 1040ez. add up the federal withholding from all the paystubs for your federal tax return. add up all the state/local withholding for your state tax return. this will give you a good idea of where you stand.

Answer 2

Sure. Use the last pay stubs as if they were W-2's. You might be off a little - there may be some items that are reductions in income that you may not realize.

Answer 3

Yes you can. It will only be slightly different when you get your W2. (The change would be the amount that you worked after the last date you were paid for on your check stub).
If your job paid you on Dec. 29 for the time you worked Dec.9-Dec. 24

Answer 4

You won't be able to get all of the information necessary, but you can use the information on your pay stubs to get a rough estimate.

Answer 5

you could but just wait until the end of the month when you get them besides you can't file until Feburary anyway because of new tax laws coming into play next week plus you need the EID numbers of your employers to file anyway

Answer 6

you can but why...

need w2's anyway for IRS..