The W-2, a tax form issued by your employer that states how much income you made in a given year, may be important in an audit from the IRS, or in a court proceeding. There are a couple ways of obtaining copies of your 2008 W-2 tax form.
1. Contact your employer and ask them to reissue the W-2 tax form for 2008. This is always the easiest, most direct way of obtaining an old W-2 tax form, or any tax form for that matter: Going to the source.
2. If for some reason your employer can’t or won’t relinquish a copy of your 2008 W-2 tax form, you can also get it directly from the IRS. This can be done either online or over the phone.
3. At the United States IRS website, www.irs.gov, you can search for Form 4506, which is printable and comes with instructions. In addition to allowing you to request whole transcripts of past tax returns, Form 4506 allows you to ask specifically for past W-2 tax forms.
4. It is also possible to call the IRS’ toll-free number, 1-800-829-1040, and have Form 4506 sent to you through snail mail. Once you have completed the form with the proper information required of you, whether online or through the mail it can take anywhere from six to ten weeks to have the 2008 W-2 tax form sent to you by the IRS.
The avenues for getting your 2008 W-2 tax form through the IRS are much tougher to negotiate than simply asking a former employer, but this can end up being the only option you have when you need to prove your income and a former employer is withholding information.
1. Contact your employer and ask them to reissue the W-2 tax form for 2008. This is always the easiest, most direct way of obtaining an old W-2 tax form, or any tax form for that matter: Going to the source.
2. If for some reason your employer can’t or won’t relinquish a copy of your 2008 W-2 tax form, you can also get it directly from the IRS. This can be done either online or over the phone.
3. At the United States IRS website, www.irs.gov, you can search for Form 4506, which is printable and comes with instructions. In addition to allowing you to request whole transcripts of past tax returns, Form 4506 allows you to ask specifically for past W-2 tax forms.
4. It is also possible to call the IRS’ toll-free number, 1-800-829-1040, and have Form 4506 sent to you through snail mail. Once you have completed the form with the proper information required of you, whether online or through the mail it can take anywhere from six to ten weeks to have the 2008 W-2 tax form sent to you by the IRS.
The avenues for getting your 2008 W-2 tax form through the IRS are much tougher to negotiate than simply asking a former employer, but this can end up being the only option you have when you need to prove your income and a former employer is withholding information.
