www.socialsecurity.gov
| Skip to content Social Security Online |
Employer W-2 Filing Instructions & Information | |
| www.socialsecurity.gov |
|
Forms & Publications |
||
 2012
EFW2 and EFW2C
Business
Services OnlineElectronic W-2 Filing Handbook
Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS) Handbook Electronic Data Transfer (EDT) Guide List
of Vendors for Electronic Filing SSA/IRS
REPORTER
W-2 NewsHelpful Nontechnical PublicationsYour Social Security Number And Card Wage Reporting for CPAs, Accountants and Enrolled Agents W-2 Online: An Electronic Filing Option For Small Businesses Household Workers A Guide For Farmers, Growers And Crew Leaders Forms
Most forms that are required for wage reporting are IRS forms. However, SSA does have a few forms that are useful to employers: SS-5 - Application for a Social Security Card SSA-7004 - Request for Social Security Statement Form SSA-131, Employer Report of Special Wage Payments NOTE: Form SSA131 requires that you have Adobe's Acrobat Reader. 
IRS FormsThe IRS has several forms that are necessary for wage reporting. The IRS makes these forms available in four different formats. The easiest format to access is Portable Document Format accessible with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software, see our information above on Adobe's Acrobat Reader. After you have downloaded and installed this software, you can find all of the following forms at the IRS' Forms Page. To get IRS Forms information, go to www.irs.gov, or view the following: Form 941 - Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return Form Form 944 - Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return Form Instructions for Form W-3PR Puerto Rico Publication 957 - Reporting Back Pay and Special Wage Payments to the Social Security Administration Publication 15, (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide--Reporting Sick Pay
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act NoticeWe ask for the information on Forms W-2c and W-3c to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. We need it to figure and collect the right amount of tax. Section 6051 and its regulations require you to furnish wage and tax statements to employees and to the Social Security Administration. Section 6109 requires you to provide your employer identification number. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the District of Columbia for use in administering their tax law. If you fail to provide this information in a timely manner, you may be subject to penalties. You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by section 6103. |
|
 |
Privacy Policy | Website
Policies & Other Important Information | Site
Map
Last reviewed or modified Tuesday Sep 04, 2012 |