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Former Employee need W2 for 2015 and 2016

Court2412
Explorer C

Hello there, I am a former employee. I was able to obtain my 2017 W2 form through the equifax for employers portal. However I have forgotten where to go to get my 2015 and 2016 W2 information. Will I still be able to access this online?  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Re: Former Employee need W2 for 2015 and 2016

dfwskier
Aviator A

Have you thought about looking at your 2015 and 2016 tax return documentation?

Re: Former Employee need W2 for 2015 and 2016

Court2412
Explorer C

That's what I am trying to obtain. I have lost my documentation from those tax years and the IRS is not being very helpful. I know we used to have a different portal for online W2 viewing but I can not remember what it is OR if I will even still have access to it.

Re: Former Employee need W2 for 2015 and 2016

TheMiddleSeat
Aviator A

Re: Former Employee need W2 for 2015 and 2016

dfwskier
Aviator A

The IRS is only permitted to contest  a return for three years after a return is filed -- unless fraud is expected.

 

So your 2015 return was filed in 2016. The IRS would have had to contest your 2015 return within 3 years of the day you filed that return -- so some date  in 2019.

 

Like wise your 2016 return could be contested no more than three years after it was filed - so some date in 2020.

 

The above assumes you filed your returns in the years they were due.

Re: Former Employee need W2 for 2015 and 2016

jksobonya
Aviator A

Can you not get your older W2s from the same site?

 

There are instructions here to follow, but this sounds like what you already may have done:

 

https://community.southwest.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/Former-Employee-W2-Form-Information/ta-p/87209#U87... 

 

--Jessica

Re: Former Employee need W2 for 2015 and 2016

williamh
Employee
Employee

Hi Court2412. Good question! If you call Employee Services at (877) 792-4792, they'll be able to send your information to Payroll and request the older W2s. 



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