# W2 Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w2-question/483665>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 30, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w2-question/483665 "2009-01-30T02:24:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w2-question/483665/1 "2009-01-30T02:24:45Z")

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I just received a W2 from a job that I don’t recall working in 2008 at. I know I did work in 2007 for them. The entire thing is blank except for Local Income where it shows $2.00.

I don’t what to do. There is no ph# on it to contact them and the location where I worked no longer exists.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w2-question/483665/2 "2009-01-30T03:15:39Z")

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Contact the IRS. The employer ID number on the W2 will help identify your previous employer and IRS records of that employer should help.

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**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w2-question/483665/3 "2009-01-30T04:27:28Z")

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Just write a letter Dear IRS. This W2 is blank can you send me my records?

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**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w2-question/483665/4 "2009-01-30T05:28:06Z")

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I don’t think I’d stress it. They probably made a small adjustment on their books that resulted in this being auto-generated. Include it in your return or don’t; the taxes on 2 bucks is not worth the IRS’s time worrying about.

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**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w2-question/483665/5 "2009-01-30T08:58:02Z")

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> [@JSexton](#):
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> I don’t think I’d stress it. They probably made a small adjustment on their books that resulted in this being auto-generated. Include it in your return or don’t; the taxes on 2 bucks is not worth the IRS’s time worrying about.

I agree. I recently got a letter from my employer stating there was a payroll mistake a couple months ago and they had added some unpaid overtime to my check. It was $1.42. Sounds like something similar happened here.