| Tax Topic #159 |
2006 Tax Year |
Prior Year(s) Form W-2 (How to Get a Copy of)
The IRS does not retain actual copies of Form W-2 (PDF) except
as an attachment to your tax return, for prior years. However, the IRS maintains
(and will provide free of charge) Form W-2 information for
any purpose for the past ten processing years. The only way to get a copy
of your Form W-2 from IRS is to order a copy of the entire return
on Form 4506 (PDF), Request for Copy of Tax
Return, and pay a fee of $39.00 per tax year.
The Social Security Administration will provide copies of Forms W-2 for
retirement purposes at no charge and for other than retirement purposes for
a fee of $37.00 per tax year.
Call 1–800–829–3676, or visit the IRS web site at www.irs.gov
to obtain Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return, or Form 4506-T (PDF), Request for Transcript of Tax Return,
to order the information from the IRS.
Call 1–800–772–1213, or visit the SSA web site at www.ssa.gov for instructions on how to obtain
wage information from the SSA.
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