Tax Question

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

I was wondering if there is any way to find out about W-2's?<br />My son-in-law was in the Marines and he has not got his W-2 from there.<br />He called them and ask them about it and they told him they were mailed out on the 15th.<br />Can a person retrieve them on the irs site anyway?

 

[BassMan283]

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Nope. Have to get them from the employer. Payroll ought to be able to print him a new one.<br /><br />Mine didn't show (or I lost it?) a couple of years ago and HR was able to print one off for me.

 

[mellowyellow]

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very last paystub should have totals required to<br />file, not sure what military stubs look like<br />these days though.<br />good luck,<br />M.Y.

 

[BassMan283]

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Using the last pay stub is a bit complicated and involves contacting the IRS to inform them that your employer is unresponsive. difficult when the employer is the Fed Gov. Check the link below for info.<br /><br /> http://www.irs.gov/faqs/page/0,,id=15895,00.html

 

[mellowyellow]

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not if it's accurate. as long as what you report<br />matches what employer reports, paperwork (W2) is not<br />so important.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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I was going to file it online so that is about all I need is the ending yera to date totals I guess.

 

[mellowyellow]

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right SBN, assume they're correct, but a note<br />telling them you're using the stub cuz u got no<br />W2 would be good 2.<br />thank him for serving 4 all of us 2 <br />best regards,<br />M.Y.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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I just wonder what branch of the government he should contact about this?<br />IRS, or treasury department or what.<br />I wonder where they mail them from.<br />Marine HQ or where?

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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If I remember right, the Navy's Disbursing Department takes care of the payroll for the Marines. At least that was back in the 70's.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Thanks mayfloat

 

[clanton]

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The place where you were discharged and issued a DD214 (if still in use) should have taken care of the W2, and should be able to give you phone number for issue of dup W2 if orignal lost.

 

[BassMan283]

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If you file online, you will need to enter the employer's tax ID number, which probably isn't on the pay stub, and the Control Number from the W-2, which definitely isn't.<br /><br />The easiest and certainly quickest way to handle it is for him to call back to whoever told him it had already been mailed and request a duplicate.<br /><br />If you read the link I posted above, you will see that filing a return without the W-2 will waste many weeks of your time.

 

[mattttt25]

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for the marine...<br /><br />www.dfas.mil

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Thanks mattttt25, thats what I needed to know.<br />They will not know anything till after the 31st. so I will have to wait till then.