Patrick:
I noticed no one has answered your post. I am new to this forum (just joined yesterday).
Except for the year when you made $8,000, you
owe no federal income taxes, even with your father claiming you as a dependent. Your standard deduction covered your tax liability. The same circumstance
probably applies for your state taxes as well.
Now, if no money was withheld from your paycheck in the years you made $2,000 or less, than you have
no requirement to file a tax return! If money was withheld, you should file a tax return in order to get the refund (both state and federal). It's too late for the 2000 calendar year to get a refund (after three years, any refund is forfeited), but if you file by April 15th, 2005, you can still get your refund from Calendar year 2001.
As for having no W-2s, you can either go back to where you worked and ask them for copies of the W-2s, or actually call the IRS and ask them for a printout of your tax information for all of the years in question. There is no charge for that data, and any competent tax preparer can then reproduce the W-2 information needed to file your tax returns for tax years 2001 thru 2004.
Believe it or not, your situation is not all that unusual. Each years I usually have a new client who contacts me and confesses that he/she has not filed for years and needs to get caught up. Most of the time, they owe no taxes but usually have forfeited thousands of dollars in tax refunds.
I can help you in this process in exchange for your tax business. If you are interested, e-mail me at
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Hope this helps!
Atlanta Tax Expert
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