From: Commerce Township , MI
Dear TaxMama,
Could you please direct me on to how to obtain a
copy of a W-2 from the IRS from the 1960's?
It would be one for my mother, who is deceased.
I think the company she worked for may owe her money.
And they require proof she worked there.
Thank you.
Debra
Hi Debra,
And you just noticed? Whatever made you
realize that they still owe her money?
There is probably no way to get a copy of a W-2
from that far back.
However, you just might be able to get a transcript
with a printout of the information that would have
been on the W-2. Use Form 4506-T and check box 6e
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf
It will take at least 30-90 days to get it -
if IRS still has it.
But going back that far....I don't know if even IRS
has any records on any taxpayers who don't have
outstanding issues that far back.
If you're really, really pushy though, you might be
able to get the Social Security Administration (SSA)
to dig that far back.
They actually get the copies of the W-2s that
employers file.
It might take an act of Congress, literally, to get
that W-2 from the SSA. I mean it. If you get nowhere,
contact your Sentor or Representative for help. You
can use the links on this Call to Action page to
find them.
http://taxmamma.com/Articles/calltoaction.html
Best wishes,
Eva Rosenberg, MBA, EA
