<p>and the colleges are requesting them now.</p>
<p>employer doesn't have them and IRS will have them only in june!</p>
<p>what do i do!!!!</p>
<p>will just my tax returns suffice?</p>
<p>HELP!!!</p>
<p>Your employer should be able to get you a copy. Do you have your last paystub from 2008? It will have all the same info.</p>
<p>employer doesn’t have copies for some reason and don’t have any paystubs…</p>
<p>is there any other option?</p>
<p>will colleges be able to give me aid without the W-2 forms…parents have already filed tax and i have the returns…can’t i just give those in and let them use those?</p>
<p>No not really, if they specifically asked for W-2’s there is a reason they want them.They want to see if what is on the w-2s match what is on the 1040 forms. </p>
<p>By law employers must keep records for at least 3 years, if not longer.
There is a form to fill out to request copies of w-2s that were sent in with filing, you can get it off the IRS site. Here is the website, your/your parents employer MUST supply a new W-2 within 10 days of requesting it, or face penalties.</p>
<p>[W-2</a> - Additional, Incorrect, Lost, Non-receipt, Omitted](<a href=“http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq/0,,id=199593,00.html]W-2”>http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq/0,,id=199593,00.html)</p>
<p>W-2’s are needed for verification. They can give you aid, subject to verification prior to enrollment. It really depends on the school’s policy whether they will or will not.</p>