Got a W-2 from somewhere I NEVER worked...

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

I don't know why, but I was supposed to work at this place, and never went.... It was a shitty temp job. Anyway, I already did my taxes, and sent them off, and I come home on Friday to see a W2 from this place. It says I made 62$ (big wow I know) Anyway, I call them to see if I have a check there, and they said yes! Wow, I will take a free 62$ check any day.

Would they be doing this, because they get money/tax breaks from the government or something?

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[bones22 5,000+ posts]

did you go in for any sort of training

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, how did they get your info?

 

[Cravingbass123]

i heard theres like a 3500 dollar tax credit for businesses that hire new employees..............

so if so

i think what they are doing is tax fraud

and u should turn them in!!! cuz they may be trying to freeload!!!

or go to them and demand more than a petty 62 bucks

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

I went there to sign up for a job. I was supposed to go, and had a time card and everything, but never actually worked for them. I never had any sort of training though.

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

most checks are valid for 30-60-90 days.....but give it a shot

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

I'll go pick it up, and see what it says tomorrow morning.

 

[atoz350 10+ year member]

most checks are valid for 30-60-90 days.....but give it a shot

If its invalid, they'll just void it out and cut him a new one.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

most checks are valid for 30-60-90 days.....but give it a shot

not sure about payroll checks but personal checks are good up to 1 year after the date on it

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

I got it and cashed it :/ lol

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

most checks are valid for 30-60-90 days.....but give it a shot

wrong.

In most cases banks follow the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), but the UCC can differ slightly from state to state. Generally you'll find that a bank need not pay a stale dated check, that means a check that was written more than six months ago.
Because most checks are processed by machines which do not read the dates, most banks also tell their customers that while they are not required to pay stale dated items, they reserve the right to do so. If you do not want an item paid, a stop payment request is the best way to accomplish this. If you have a check that is over six months old, you may want to ask the issuer's bank if they'll still pay it and let the issuer know what they said. They may have believed it was lost by then and added it back in their balance or be sending you a new check.

If you issued a check that wasn't cashed, you could issue a replacement assuming the other was lost. You could also tell the payee that you'll first have to place a stop payment order on the first check. You may or may not want them to pay any fee you incur

they are good for AT LEAST 6 months, unless somewhere on the check it says valid only for ..... , which occurs rarely on corporate checks

http://www.bankingquestions.com/checkingaccounts/q_checkgoodhowlong.html