QuickAlerts - Technical - Form 940 in Modernized e-File (MeF) for Tax Year 2018

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.                                                                                                                                                  QuickAlerts for Tax Professionals March 13, 2019  e-file Resources QuickAlerts Library QuickAlerts Article QuickAlerts Brochure e-file for Tax Pros Software Developers IRS.gov Refund Information Other Useful Links Tax Professionals Home All Forms and Instructions Stakeholders Partners' Headliners Training and Communication Tools e-Services Disaster Relief Internal Revenue Bulletins Subject:  Form 940 in Modernized e-File (MeF) for Tax Year 2018 Attention: Form 940 Software Developers, Return Transmitters, and Authorized IRS e-file Providers/EROs The IRS is receiving electronically filed Forms 940 where filers are incorrectly leaving Lines 1a and 1b, and Line 9 blank yet there is a positive amount on Line 7. Per Form 940 instructions: you may leave lines 1a and 1b blank only if all the wages you paid to all employees in all states were excluded from state unemployment tax. If you leave lines 1a and 1b blank, and line 7 is more than zero, you must complete line 9 because all the taxable FUTA wages you paid were excluded from state unemployment tax.      Questions or comments may be directed to the e-help Desk at 1-866-255-0654.   Back to Top Thank you for subscribing to QuickAlerts for Tax Professionals, an IRS e-mail service. If you have an idea or a question related to QuickAlerts you can contact us by e-mail. Submissions which are not related to QuickAlerts will not be processed. If you have tax related questions you should pursue normal customer service channels provided on IRS.gov. If you know someone who might want to subscribe to this mailing list, please forward this message to them so they can subscribe. This message was distributed automatically. Please Do Not Reply To This Message. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This email was sent to business.solutions.ve@gmail.com by: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) · Internal Revenue Service · 1111 Constitution Ave. N.W. · Washington DC 20535