Missing W-2 from 1-day job ($300) - How bad did I mess up my return?
I totally forgot about this job I had for literally one day last year. Got paid like $300 and had taxes taken out. Already filed my return without including this W-2. What should I do? Will the IRS come after me? Should I amend or just leave it?
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Harper Hill
Tax pro here - For such a small amount, the IRS might send you a CP2000 notice adjusting your tax return automatically. If you want to be proactive, you can file Form 1040X to amend. The penalties would be minimal if any for such a small amount.
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Lucas Adams
•omg thank you!! was literally losing sleep over this 😅
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Caden Nguyen
•what if its been like 2 years since this happened to me? asking for a friend 👀
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Harper Hill
•Even after 2 years you can still amend! Just file Form 1040X for that tax year
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Avery Flores
Hey, I actually use taxr.ai for situations like this. It's this new tool that analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what to do. It costs $4.99 but saved me so much stress. Check it out: https://taxr.ai
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Zoe Gonzalez
•How accurate is it? Does it actually help with small w2 issues like this?
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Avery Flores
•Super accurate! It looks at everything on your transcript and even predicts if/when the IRS will catch stuff like this. Saved me from having to call them 100 times lol
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Zoe Gonzalez
•just tried it and WOW! wish i knew about this sooner. literally told me exactly what would happen with my missing w2 🙌
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Ashley Adams
bruh same thing happened to me but with doordash. irs sent me a letter like 8 months later, i paid the difference, no big deal
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Alexis Robinson
The IRS has bigger fish to fry than $300 tbh 🤷♀️
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Aaron Lee
•fr fr they too busy chasing millionaires rn 🤣
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Chloe Mitchell
Wait til you get the love letter from the IRS in like 6-8 months. They'll add it automatically and send you a bill for like $20 lol
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Lucas Adams
•a love letter 💀💀 yall got me dying in this thread
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Michael Adams
i wouldn't stress. its such a small amount they might not even notice. but if u wanna be extra safe just amend
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