<prompt> Human: We are in the final steps of a mortgage, and it was requested that we get the broker our old w-2 from 2017, and 2016. Now Ive used the tax transcripts in lieu of the w-2 before, when giving old documents to our tax guy, but our broker said they will not accept the irs transcripts. They said that when they verify the information, they compare it to the IRS transcripts, so it would be redundant to compare two of the exact same documents.Has anyone heard of this? How do I get my old w-2s? Do I go to my old employers and ask for old w-2s?  <response>: Do I go to my old employers and ask for old w-2s?Yup. They may ask you to pay a small fee for the copies, especially since you no longer work there.In the future its always a great idea to keep a copy of all tax-related documents for at least 5 years. 