One of your duties as an employer is to provide reports to employees and independent contractors showing their income from the previous year. You must also file copies of these reports, along with summary reports, to the IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA), for verification purposes.
This article will discuss which forms must be filed and deadlines for these filings, along with specific instructions for completing the forms.
If any of these filing dates falls on a weekend or national holiday, the filings are due the first normal business day thereafter.
Learn how to prepare Form W-2 and how to submit to employees.
Learn how to prepare Form 1099-MISC forms for independent contractors.
Learn how to prepare Form W-3 Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements and submit to the Social Security Administration, along with copies of W-2 forms for all employees.
Learn how to prepare and submit Form 1096 (Annual Summary and Transmittal of Information Returns) to the Social Security Administration, along with copies of 1099-MISC forms you sent to independent contractors.
Learn about the penalties for late filing of these returns and reports.
