<prompt> Human: I held a total of 5 jobs in 2016, all of which were W-2s and for which, in 2016, I held for less than a period of 8 months minimum wage job hopping, judge me.These were:- 2 fast food restaurants- A cleaner job in a bar - A factory which made stamps for the USPS- Wal-MartThe only reason I ask is because last year I filed W-2s and one 1099 for a contract job. For the former I owed nothing and actually got money back, for the second, I owed about 600 dollars. But I have no such 1099 job held in 2016. What are your thoughts? Some people have adviced me that for a handful of short W-2 jobs like this, filing is unnecessary. Assistant: It would take less than 15 minutes to fill out that tax return by hand. Why would you not see it you are due a refund?Human: What should I do if I am missing pay stubs? Should I ballpark my income? Assistant: You should be filing your taxes off of your W-2s, not pay stubs. Are you expecting to not receive W-2s from all of your jobs?Human: Yup, because my address changed twice see aboveAssistant: This would be a great time to update your previous employers with your new address.You could be looking at 1000 or more in federal income taxes that could be refunded to you, depending on how you had withholdings set up. Human: Should I contact each employer individually, in that event?  <response>: Thats how it works, yes. The employer sends the information to you directly. Some places have on-line portals to see your W2 as well. 