<prompt> Human: This is incredibly embarrassing, but I was never taught anything about any financial stuff growing up -- Ive had to learn everything I know so far through fucking up myself did you know that credit card balances dont just renew each month, and that you have to make payments in order to keep using them?. This includes taxes. My boss and I were talking about pay and stuff casually last week and I mentioned that it was nice that taxes were automatically paid for us, and he was asked me what I was talking about. I said that our paychecks had taxes automatically withdrawn, and he told me that I still had to file taxes, and I would probably get a return, but that they werent just taken care of. It was super embarrassing and I feel like a complete idiot. What do I do now? I dont wanna get in trouble with the IRS, and I didnt file taxes for 2016. Ive done a bunch of research on how to actually file taxes and whatnot and think I can handle doing them myself, but I dont if I can even legally do that. I tried calling the IRS hotline and my local office to set up an appointment, but both resulted in them basically telling me to go to HR Block and figure it out. The customer service line wasnt even active. I was blown away by how unhelpful they were.I worked as a part-time bartender and had two employers last year that apparently should have sent me something called W-2s, but I moved at the end of the year and I think they must have been mailed to my old address as I never received them. Am I allowed to ask for new ones? Im technically a dependent because of some help from my grandparents with school as well, will they get in trouble for my fuck up? Is my tax refund forfeit since I didnt pay on time? Sorry for the stupid question. Any help yall can provide is much appreciated.  <response>: should have sent me something called W-2s, but I moved at the end of the year and I think they must have been mailed to my old address as I never received them.Yes, you should contact your old employers and ask for them to re-send your W-2 to your current address. For future reference, you can and should forward your mail when you move through the post office. I think it costs 1, but theyll take any mail sent to your previous address and forward it to your current address for a year. Im technically a dependent because of some help from my grandparents with school as well, will they get in trouble for my fuck up?They shouldnt be impacted. Are you sure your grandparents claimed you as a dependent? Did they provide more than 50 of your support in 2016? If they did provide more than 50 of your support, and claimed you as a dependent on their taxes, you arent obligated to file your own tax return unless you earned more than 6,300 last year. If you earned more than that, you just file your own return and pay whatever penalties are due. You wont owe anything if you were owed a tax refund, and you are able to collect that refund even if you file late. Here is the IRS page on late returns for more information. I dont recommend paying a company like HR Block to do your taxes. They charge a lot of money to do something you can do in an hour or two using TurboTax or a similar software. 