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It's not illegal if that's what you're asking. That seems like a logical administrative rule for them to follow.

Well, he could claim it's lost (it would be actually), request a duplicate, then see if he can pick it up in person.

Calm down for starters. Then wait a while for the mail to do it's thing. Talk to the company in an adult voice and see how best to work it out. Just don't get demanding, as there's no benefit by doing so. Wait till mid February or later before you call them.

-- Paul Thomas, CPA snipped-for-privacy@bellsouth.net

You mentioned that they were "notified", and that today "they were called." Question is, by whom?

If by you, that won't do.

It is your son who worked for the company, and it is he who should be doing the notifying. It's like I can't notify a company my wife worked for to change her address. It's a federal privacy issue. So yes, they can refuse to honor any address correction request made by a third party. ChEAr$, Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

Let's take a deep breath. The W-2's aren't due to the employee until January 31. That's today. If he doesn't have it by 2/15, worry about it then. He still has 2 months after that to file his timely return. If, ultimately, he can't get the W-2, there's a substitute W-2 procedure explained in the 1040 instructions.

-- Phil Marti Clarksburg, MD