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If I receive a W-2 form late and already filed could I just file next year with the one I received late

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January 22, 2021
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No, you can't do that. A W-2 for 2020 has to be included in your 2020 tax return. You can't wait until next year and put it in your 2021 tax return.

You will first have to wait to see if the tax return that you filed is accepted or rejected. If it's rejected you can add the missing W-2 when you correct the reason for the rejection, then resubmit it. If your tax return is accepted you will then have to wait until the IRS finishes processing it and you get your refund. Then you will have to file an amended return, Form 1040-X, to add the missing W-2.