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Ujeeddooyinka warbixinta canshuurta, mushaharka waxaa la soo sheegaa marka la bixiyo, halkii laga sheegi lahaa goorta la kasbado. Mushaharka la kasbado Diseembar 2025 laakiin la bixiyo Janaayo 2026 waxaa lagu soo sheegi doonaa W-2 ee 2025.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-category":[39],"class_list":["post-2857","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-category-w-2-questions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nI didn't work last year. Why did I get a W-2? - Virginia - Consumer Direct Care<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectva.com\/so\/faq\/i-didnt-work-last-year-why-did-i-get-a-w-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"so_SO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I didn't work last year. 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