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Massachusetts
Unemployment forms
Contact information
Agency: Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance
Unemployment ID format
8 digits
Tax payment details
Deposit schedule | Due date | Payment methods | Zero filing required | Zero EFT accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterly | Last day of the following month | Check, ACH | N/A | N/A |
ACH/EFT payment information
The Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance accepts ACH Debit and ACH Credit payments of unemployment insurance.
- Third-party administrators who pay quarterly unemployment insurance taxes on behalf of a client company are required to pay via ACH.
- Any employer can make ACH Credit payments voluntarily.
The Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance requires all ACH Credit users to apply for approval before submitting ACH Credit payments. However, no approval is required for submitting ACH Debit payments.
For more information about making EFT payments, please visit the One-Stop Shop for Employers website.
WR-1/WR-2 Worksheet and DUA/EMAC Worksheet
Filing methods:
Web fill-in, InternetInternet file format:
ICESAForm due date:
Last day of the following monthnote
- Registration with the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance is required as a Third Party Administrator (TPA) to use the UI Online system to file on behalf of your clients.
- For more information, please visit the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance UI Online website.
Withholding forms
Contact information
Agency: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Withholding ID format
Either the EIN or WTH-########-###
Tax payment details
Deposit schedule | Due date* | Payment methods | Zero filing required | Zero EFT accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarter-monthly | 3 banking days after the period end | Check, ACH, Internet | No | No |
Monthly | 15th of the following month/quarter-end is last day of the following month | Check, ACH, Internet | No | No |
Quarterly | Last day of the following month | Check, ACH, Internet | No | No |
Annually | Last day of the following month | Check, ACH, Internet | No | No |
*Due date adjusts for non-banking days.
ACH/EFT payment information
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) accepts EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of withholding taxes.
Any business taxpayer registered with Massachusetts DOR is eligible to remit their withholding taxes via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue requires all EFT users to apply for approval before submitting tax payment files.
For more information about applying for approval and making EFT payments to the State of Massachusetts, please visit the Massachusetts Department of Revenue website and search for
EFT
.M-941
Filing methods:
Paper, Internet, Internet with paymentInternet file format:
ASCIIForm due date:
By deposit schedule (adjusts for non-banking days)Form filing address:
Massachusetts Department of Revenue,
PO Box 7042
Boston, MA
02204
note
Registration is required with MassTaxConnect as a payroll service or accountant to enable the file transfer option.
M-941D
Filing methods:
Web fill-in, InternetInternet file format:
ACSIIForm due date:
Last day of the following month (adjusts for non-banking days)Form filing address:
Massachusetts Department of Revenue,
PO Box 7034
Boston, MA
02204-7034
note
Registration is required with MassTaxConnect as a payroll service or accountant to enable the file transfer option.
M-941W
Filing methods:
Paper, InternetInternet file format:
ASCIIForm due date:
3 banking days after the period end (adjusts for non-banking days)Form filing address:
Massachusetts Department of Revenue,
PO Box 7034
Boston, MA
02204-7034
note
Registration is required with MassTaxConnect as a payroll service or accountant to enable the file transfer option.
M-3
Filing methods:
Paper, InternetForm due date:
January 31st (adjusts for non-banking days)Form filing address:
Massachusetts Department of Revenue,
PO Box 7015
Boston, MA
02204
W-2 Copy 1
Filing methods:
Paper, InternetForm due date:
January 31st (adjusts for non-banking days)Paid Leave Forms
Contact information
Agency: Department of Family and Medical Leave
Account ID format
PFM########### (PFM followed by 11 numerical digits)
Tax payment details
Deposit schedule | Due date | Payment methods | Zero filing required | Zero EFT accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterly | Last day of the following month | Check, ACH | No | No |
ACH/EFT payment information
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave accepts ACH Debit payments of taxes. Approval is not required.
Registration is required through MassTaxConnect at https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/mtc/_/
MA-PFML Worksheet
Filing methods:
Web fill-in, InternetInternet file format:
ASCIIForm due date:
Last day of the following monthnote
- Navigate to the MassTaxConnect website. Sign in to E-File via the file transfer option.
- The settlement date in your file is blank because the application uses the default settlement date established by the State of Massachusetts. The default settlement date for files submitted to the State of Massachusetts is one business day after the file is received. If the file is received by the state after 4:00 PM EST, the transaction will be processed in two business days. You cannot specify a different settlement date.
- Enter the Massachusetts QUEST Agent code in the Transmitter Information dialog, accessed from the Process Internet/Magnetic Files screen.
1099 forms
Contact information
1099-DIV
Filing methods:
InternetForm due date:
February 28th (adjusts for non-banking days)1099-INT
Filing methods:
InternetForm due date:
February 28th (adjusts for non-banking days)note
Use the
Forms 1099-INT Details
window (select the 1099 form in the Distributions tab of the Enter Transactions
screen), to enter percent of mutual fund distribution issued by Guam, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.1099-MISC
Filing methods:
InternetForm due date:
February 28th (adjusts for non-banking days)1099-NEC
Filing methods:
InternetForm due date:
January 31st (adjusts for non-banking days)New hire reporting
Reporting methods
File upload type:
InternetGeneral reporting requirements
Electronic filing required:
YesFiling frequency:
14 days from hire dateRegistration required:
Yes