how do i find out what company its from?

Question

i received a w-2 for my child, along with others, but we cannot figure out what company this is from. she doesnt remember working for anyone else last year.

Answer 1

Why do you need to know?All the figures you need are there,right?Whatever company it is also sent the imformation to the IRS,so they will know.

Answer 2

Free EIN (Employer Identification Number) lookups:

http://www.freeerisa.com/

http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/np.asp

http://www.guidestar.org/ (EIN lookups that tie to non-profits - just because they are non-profit doesn't mean they don't pay employees :) )

aside from that, you can check the EIN on it against others that your child received - it may be an accounting issue where some income was reported on a different form - I've personally had that happen in a case where the business switched payroll companies mid-year..)

if none of that helps, then call the chamber of commerce in your area - they may be able to point you toward a good resource.

Answer 3

The name and address of the company are printed on every W-2 I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of them. That info is required by most software to efile.

Answer 4

If they completed the W-2 properly, box c has the employer's name and address. It may be the corporate office, but it should be enough to identify the company.

Answer 5

Not sure how trust worthy this site is, but you can look up an organization by its EIN which should be listed on the W-2

https://www.abika.com/forms/BusinessBackgrounds.asp