Employer delaying W-2s due to HR medical leave - What are my rights?
My employer (local government) is refusing to issue W-2s until March because the HR person is on medical leave. They claim no one else can access the system. They acknowledged they'll pay IRS fines but that doesn't help me file my taxes. What are my options? This cant be legal right?
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NebulaNomad
Tax pro here. Your employer is required by law to provide W-2s by January 31st. Contact the IRS at 800-829-1040. They'll reach out to your employer. If you don't receive it by late February, you can file Form 4852 (substitute W-2) using your last pay stub of 2024 to estimate your wages and withholdings.
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Natasha Ivanova
Thank you! Just called them. They said they'd contact my employer within 10 days
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NebulaNomad
Great! Keep your last paystub handy just in case you need to file that 4852
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Javier Garcia
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Emma Taylor
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Javier Garcia
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Emma Taylor
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Malik Robinson
lol what kind of clown show govt office doesnt have a backup for HR? 🤡
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Isabella Silva
fr fr... like nobody else knows the password? 💀
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Ravi Choudhury
in the same boat with a different employer. we haven't gotten ours either smh
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CosmosCaptain
Report them! Its literally illegal
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Freya Johansen
Your town needs better contingency planning fr. What happens if that HR person wins the lottery and quits tomorrow?
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Omar Fawzi
Previous payroll person here - theres absolutely no excuse for this. Every payroll system has multiple admin access options. They're just being lazy tbh
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Chloe Wilson
^^^^ THIS. I worked in payroll for 10 years. There's always a backup plan
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