I'm negotiating for a job with a City government and it is asking me to show a W-2 or other evidence of my past earnings. The offer will be conditioned on this evidence. (BTW - This surprised me. Is it the norm, nowadays?) As I have been a subcontractor for 8 years, of course, I do not have a current W-2. I do have some 1099s but not for all of the income I received (most it was done through the structure of my s-corporation and other corporations didn't issue a 1099 to my corporation). Are they within their legal rights to raise the bar even higher and demand to see my tax returns as evidence? My mother is a retired compensation expert and she doesn't think it is legal but I'm not sure. While I want the job, I don't want to go so far as to show them my personal and corporate tax returns because, frankly, the information is not relevant to the job being offered to me. Any advice? This one has thrown me for a loop. Thanks in advance!!