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

Form 941 (Rev. 10-2008)

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Internal Revenue laws of the United States. We need it

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to figure and collect the right amount of tax. Subtitle C,

administering their tax laws. We may also disclose this

Employment Taxes, of the Internal Revenue Code

information to other countries under a tax treaty, to

imposes employment taxes on wages, including income

federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax

tax withholding. This form is used to determine the

criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and

amount of the taxes that you owe. Section 6011

intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.

requires you to provide the requested information if the

The time needed to complete and file Form 941 will

tax is applicable to you. Section 6109 requires filers and

vary depending on individual circumstances. The

paid prepareres to provide their identification numbers.

estimated average time is:

If you fail to provide this information in a timely manner,

Recordkeeping

12 hr., 39 min.

you may be subject to penalties and interest.

Learning about the law or the form

40 min.

You are not required to provide the information

Preparing the form

1 hr., 49 min.

requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork

Copying, assembling, and sending

Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB

the form to the IRS

16 min.

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or instructions must be retained as long as their

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of

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any Internal Revenue law.

941 simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You

can write to: Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products

Generally, tax returns and return information are

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confidential, as required by section 6103. However,

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20224. Do not send Form 941 to this address. Instead,

give the information shown on your tax return to others

see Where Should You File? on page 4 of the

as described in the Code. For example, we may

Instructions for Form 941.

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Instructions For Form 941 - Employer'S Quarterly Federal Tax Return - 2008

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