Where can I found out if my employer sent my W2's out?

Question

I looked at a web site that had a list of employers and you could check to see if they sent my w2 forms out for 2006

Answer 1

Call the employer
by Jan 31st you have not received your W2, call the employer and ask them if they have been sent. If by Feb 15th you have not received it, call the Internal Revenue Service at 1-800-829-1040 and file a W2 complaint. They wil take a report and send you a form that you can use as a subsitute, you will need your last paycheck stub when you call, along with the name, address and phone# of the employer and what dates you worked for them

Answer 2

If you have your last paycheck stub, you should be able to still file your taxes for 2006. If you have made a reasonable effort to contact the employer and obtain your W-2, (including making sure they have your correct address), then on or after February 14, 2007, you can file your taxes using a Substitute W-2. This is a form which is available at the IRS Website, and also most tax preparation companies have it available. NOW: that being said, you can't file electronically using the substitute W-2, and so if you are thinking that you can just rush in right now and file, forget it. But, you can file. The IRS will then make a demand on your former employer for the W-2 information. The most common reason a W-2 isn't delivered, though, isn't procrastination, its that an employee has moved and the employer doesn't know where to find them.

Answer 3

ALL employers are mandated and set with a deadline to send out employees W-2's by January 31st. Alot of employers, unfortunately, wait until the last moment to do so.

I'd wait until the end of the week before suspecting that your employer hasn't sent it out like they should have. At that point, ask your boss, what's up with your W-2. If they have sent it out, it may just be slow mail (are you in one of the areas affected by heavy snow at the moment?). Also, check the post date on the envelope when it comes in to make sure that your employer is truthful.

If they have not sent it out, file a complaint with the irs (www.irs.gov), and watch the situation get turned around... real quick.

Answer 4

Call the payroll department of your employer. They are required to have them out on or before January 31st (postmarked by this date if maile, doesn't actually have to be to you by this date.) When you talk to payroll, make sure they have your current address. If they do, they will probably ask you to wait a couple of weeks for it to arrive. Only call the IRS to file a complaint if your employer has not sent the W-2s out by the 31st, or if they are unwilling to help you with a copy after 2 weeks.

Answer 5

aside from the daily mailbox u mean..... call the e'plyer - ask if/when it was sent out and from where it was done. that should give u an e'stimted time of x'pctancy.

Answer 6

Wouldn't it be simpler to simply ask your employer?