How much money did I have to earn in order to file a tax return? Can I take the last paycheck stub that I have from my previuos employer instead of a W2?
2007-02-11 12:51:35 · 3 answers · asked by CR 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Other - Taxes
As long as you have had federal tax withheld from your wages, you can file a tax return. Even if it's just to get back what has been withheld. If you don't receive a W-2 from an employer, try and contact them for a replacement copy. If you don't receive it, you can file a substitute W-2 starting February 15th. Using your last paycheck stub, you report your wages on the substitute form. In order to file your return electronically, you'll have to have the company's EIN (employer identification number). You can always ask the company for that if it isn't on your paycheck stub. Doing it this way will save you from having to contact the IRS and wait until they decide you get you a copy.
2007-02-11 13:54:53 · answer #1 · answered by Fool in the Rain 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It isn't so much as to how much you earned, it is more of how much did I pay in Tax. If you want any money back you have to file. The Feds get a copy of what was paid to you. While the wheels of justice grind slowly, when they get you (not if) it is going to hurt.
The only way you can do that is at the direction of the IRS. First you have report to the IRS that you haven't gotten a W-2 from your employer.
2007-02-11 20:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by ttpawpaw 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think if you earn over around $5,000, you have to file. If you earned under that amount, but paid taxes, you're entitled to a refund, so you should file.
2007-02-13 00:25:10 · answer #3 · answered by Life is beautiful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋