Instructions For Form 941 - Employer'S Quarterly Federal Tax Return

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Paid Preparer Use Only

A paid preparer must sign Form 941 and provide the

information in the Paid preparer use only section of Part 5 if

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Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number

the preparer was paid to prepare Form 941 and is not an

employee of the filing entity. Paid preparers must sign paper

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Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement

returns with a manual signature. The preparer must give you

a copy of the return in addition to the copy to be filed with

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Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement

the IRS.

If you are a paid preparer, enter your Preparer Tax

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Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements

Identification Number (PTIN) in the space provided. Include

your complete address. If you work for a firm, enter the

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Form W-3c, Transmittal of Corrected Wage and Tax Statements

firm’s name and the EIN of the firm. You can apply for a

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PTIN online or by filing Form W-12, IRS Paid Preparer Tax

Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate

Identification Number (PTIN) Application. For more

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Form W-5, Earned Income Credit Advance Payment Certificate

information about applying for a PTIN online, visit the IRS

website at You cannot use your PTIN

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Form W-11, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act

in place of the EIN of the tax preparation firm.

Employee Affidavit

Generally, do not complete this section if you are filing

the return as a reporting agent and have a valid Form 8655,

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Form 940, Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA)

Reporting Agent Authorization, on file with the IRS.

Tax Return

However, a reporting agent must complete this section if the

reporting agent offered legal advice, for example, advising

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Form 941-X, Adjusted Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax

Return or Claim for Refund

the client on determining whether its workers are employees

or independent contractors for Federal tax purposes.

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Form 943, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural

Employees

How to Order Forms and Publications

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Form 944, Employer’s ANNUAL Federal Tax Return

from the IRS

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Form 944-X, Adjusted Employer’s ANNUAL Federal Tax Return

or Claim for Refund

Call 1-800-829-3676.

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Form 4070, Employee’s Report of Tips to Employer

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Form 8027, Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income

Visit IRS.gov.

and Allocated Tips

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Form 8655, Reporting Agent Authorization

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Notice 797, Possible Federal Tax Refund Due to the Earned

Income Credit (EIC)

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Pub. 15 (Circular E), Employer’s Tax Guide

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Pub. 15-A, Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide

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Pub. 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits

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Pub. 596, Earned Income Credit

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Pub. 926, Household Employer’s Tax Guide

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Schedule B (Form 941), Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly

Schedule Depositors

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Schedule D (Form 941), Report of Discrepancies Caused by

Acquisitions, Statutory Mergers, or Consolidations

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Schedule H (Form 1040), Household Employment Taxes

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Schedule R (Form 941), Allocation Schedule for Aggregate Form

941 Filers

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