Don’t you need a w2 that matches the SS# to file?
Lots of people file their tax returns on January 1. Anyone can buy blank W-2’s, fill them in and attach copies to their returns. W-2’s from employers aren’t available thru SSA until at least mid-February, if then. In the meantime, IRS has mailed or direct deposited millions of dollars of refunds. It’s to “help the people who really need the money” according to the benevolent IRS. Audits are few and far between unless you have done something to rile the White House.