Process electronic payroll tax forms
After you have queued electronic forms on the Process Payroll Tax Forms screen, follow these steps to process and send the forms.
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- Accounting CS queues electronic files and displays them on the Process Payroll Tax Forms screen only if theFiling copycheckbox is marked in the Print window when you process the payroll tax forms.
- Any liabilities related with the queued files are pending at this point, and aren't included in theLiabilitiestab of the Print Checks screen.
- There's a per-return transmission cost for filing federal 94x forms electronically; enrollment files don't accrue a fee. There's no extra transmission cost for filing state forms electronically. For many firms, it may be more cost efficient to get an unlimited e-filing license. Contact your sales representative for pricing information.
- SelectActions, thenProcess Electronic Forms.
- If this is your first time, selectTransmission Informationto add or verify transmission information.
- Mark the checkboxes for the forms you're ready to transmit.
- SelectPreview Selectedto review the selected forms.You can selectRemove Selectedto remove forms.
- SelectTransmit Formsto send the forms using Thomson Reuters servers.importantAfter you selectTransmit Forms, you can't recall or stop the transmission.
- Accounting CS saves a copy of the transmitted file. To find the location of the saved file, selectSetup,File Locations, then theFile Creationtab. The saved file location is displayed in theElectronic/Internet/Magneticfield.
- When you process files, any associated liabilities are closed and paid to the agency the forms are transmitted to.
- Once a payment is transmitted, you can't change or cancel it. Accounting CS creates a payment transaction for the paid liability in the Enter Transactions screen.
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