Instructions For Schedule D (Form 941) - Report Of Discrepancies Caused By Acquisitions, Statutory Mergers, Or Consolidations Page 3

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Type of Submission
If no Forms W-2 (Copy A) were filed by you, write
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“-0-” in Column B, “Amount you reported to SSA
Check the appropriate box to show whether this form is
for the tax year.”
CAUTION
the “Original” Schedule D (Form 941) for a specific
If you are filing for one transaction only, stop here. If
transaction or corrects (mark “Corrected”) a Schedule D
you are filing for more than one transaction, go to Part 3.
(Form 941) you previously submitted.
Part 3: Fill this part out ONLY if you
Part 1: Answer these background
are filing more than one Schedule D
questions
(Form 941) for any calendar year
1. Check the appropriate box to explain the type of
transaction for which you are submitting Schedule D
If you are filing only one Schedule D (Form 941) for the
(Form 941). See Types of Mergers and Acquisitions on
calendar year, leave this part blank.
page 1 for details.
When more than one statutory merger, consolidation,
File Schedule D (Form 941) after either:
or acquisition occurs during a calendar year, file a
a. A statutory merger or consolidation (Check whether
separate Schedule D (Form 941) for each transaction.
you are an acquired corporation or a surviving
Complete Part 3 for each transaction. For instance, if you
corporation.), or
have 11 different transactions in a calendar year, you
b. An acquisition for which you are using the alternate
need to file 11 different Schedules D (Form 941). Part 2
procedure under Rev. Proc. 2004-53. (Check whether
would be the same for each schedule. Part 3 would show
you are a predecessor or a successor.)
one of the 11 transactions. For example, the amount
2. Fill in the effective date of the transaction in the
entered in Part 2 on line 4 for Column C should equal the
box. Make sure you write the month, day, and year in this
total of all 11 entries in Part 3 on line 10 for Column C.
format: MM/DD/YYYY. The year must be the same as the
Line 9. Show the number of schedules you are filing for
calendar year you write in the box at the top of the
the year and identify which schedule this is. For example,
schedule.
if you had three different transactions in a calendar year
3. Fill in the contact information about the OTHER
and you are filing a Schedule D (Form 941) to describe
PARTY in the transaction by including the other party’s
the second transaction, fill in “2” and “3” so the sentence
EIN, name, trade name (doing business as or d/b/a),
reads: “This is schedule 2 of 3. ”
complete address, and phone number. Verify the other
Lines 10–14. For purposes of Part 3, Columns A and B,
party’s EIN to make sure it is correct.
the term “employees affected by the transaction reported
on this Schedule D” means those employees who
Part 2: Tell us about the
received wages that were reported on Forms 941 filed by
one employer but whose wages were reported on Form
discrepancies with your returns
W-2 (Copy A) filed by another employer as a result of this
Lines 4–8. Gather your information about the social
particular transaction. Report the totals for social security
wages, Medicare wages and tips, social security tips,
security wages, Medicare wages and tips, social security
federal income tax withheld, and advance earned income
tips, federal income tax withheld, and advance earned
credit (EIC) payments (for tax years ending before
income credit (EIC) payments (for tax years ending
before January 1, 2011) you reported. When entering
January 1, 2011).
money amounts from your Forms 941 and W-2 (Copy A)
In Column A, fill in the amount you reported to the IRS
on lines 4–14, you may round to the nearest dollar. Do
for the tax year for employees affected by the transaction
not show dollar signs but do use commas as appropriate.
reported on this Schedule D (Form 941) for each of the
Show an amount (even if it is zero) for each column of a
items. Add the totals from all your Forms 941, as
line.
corrected by any Forms 941-X, and write your answers
on the appropriate lines.
In Column A, fill in the amount you reported to the IRS
for the tax year for each of the items. Add the totals from
In Column B, fill in the amount you reported to SSA for
all Forms 941, as corrected by any Forms 941-X,
the tax year for employees affected by the transaction
Adjusted Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return
reported on this Schedule D (Form 941) for each of the
or Claim for Refund, and write your answers on the
items. Add the totals from all Forms W-2 (Copy A), as
appropriate lines.
corrected by any Forms W-2c (Copy A), and write your
answers on the appropriate lines.
In Column B, fill in the amount you reported to SSA for
Calculate the differences between the entries in the
each of the items. Add the totals from all Forms W-2
columns:
(Copy A), as corrected by any Forms W-2c, Corrected
Wage and Tax Statement (Copy A), and write your
Column A
answers on the appropriate lines.
– Column B
Calculate the differences between the entries in the
Column C
columns:
Column A
Enter any negative result in parentheses, if possible.
– Column B
For example, if line 12, Column A is “-0-” and line 12,
Column C
Column B is “6,000,” write “(6,000)” on line 12, Column
C.
If no Forms W-2 (Copy A) were filed by you, write
Enter any negative result in parentheses, if possible.
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“-0-” in Column B, “Amount you reported to SSA
For example, if line 6, Column A is “-0-” and line 6,
for the tax year.”
Column B is “6,000,” write “(6,000)” on line 6, Column C.
CAUTION
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