Form Ba-11 - Report Of Gross Earnings - Railroad Retirement (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Form Ba-11 - Report Of Gross Earnings - Railroad Retirement Page 2

INSTRUCTIONS

This report, along with Form G-440, Report Specifications Sheet, is submitted annually. File this form no later than the last day of February in the year following the period for which compensation is being

reported. Mail the forms to the RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, BUREAU OF THE ACTUARY, 844 NORTH RUSH STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611-2092. Form BA-11 is not required if you have

no employees with social security numbers ending with the digits “30.” Instead, check the appropriate box on the Form G-440 submitted with your Form BA-3, Annual Report of Creditable Compensation.

Additional information about reporting gross earnings on this form may be found in the "Employer Reporting Instructions."

Gross earnings consist of all earnings taxable under the hospital insurance portion of the Tier I tax rate, including earnings above the annual creditable limit, sick pay, and miscellaneous compensation.

Item

Enter the four-digit year covered by the report.

Enter the four-digit employer number assigned by the Railroad Retirement Board. Do not enter the Internal Revenue Service employer identification number.

Enter the page number. If there is more than one page, number each page consecutively.

Enter the appropriate type of report (monthly, quarterly, or annual breakdown).

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Employers with 5,000 or more employees on their payroll during the year are required to provide a monthly or quarterly breakdown of the year's earnings.

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Employers with fewer than 5,000 employees may submit only an annual amount, although a monthly or quarterly breakdown is preferable.

a. Enter the corporate name of the employer.

b. Enter other name, if any, commonly used for business purposes.

Enter the employee's social security number. Report only those employees whose social security number ends with the digits "30."

Enter the employee's last name (up to 20 letters), first name (up to 15 letters), and middle initial.

Enter either monthly, quarterly, or annual gross earning amounts under the appropriate column(s) for each employee. Include a decimal point and two digits representing cents ($$$$$$$.¢¢).

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Column 8(a) - Use when reporting annual amounts.

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Columns 8(a) through 8(d) - Use when reporting quarterly amounts.

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Columns 8(a) through 8(l) - Use when reporting monthly amounts.

Form BA-11 (01-08)