{"id":60747,"date":"2023-10-26T13:14:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60747"},"modified":"2023-10-27T13:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T20:15:33","slug":"irs-encourages-employers-to-electronically-file-payroll-tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60747","title":{"rendered":"IRS encourages employers to electronically file payroll tax returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IR-2023-198, <strong>Oct. 26, 2023,\u00a0WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 The Internal Revenue Service today reminded employers that the best way to file their next quarterly payroll tax return by the Oct. 31, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/small-businesses-self-employed\/employment-tax-due-dates\">due date<\/a> is electronically.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While paper filing is available, the IRS strongly encourages e-filing. E-filing is the most secure, accurate method to file returns, and saves time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>E-filing is easy with auto-populating forms and schedules and a step-by-step process that performs calculations for the user.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The IRS acknowledges receipt of e-filed returns within 24 hours, giving employers reassurance that their return was not misplaced or lost in the mail. E-file users also receive missing information alerts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two options to electronically file payroll tax returns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first option for employers is to self-file by purchasing IRS-approved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/e-file-providers\/94x-mef-providers\">software<\/a> that meets their specific needs. There may be a fee to electronically file returns through the software, and the software will require a signature to e-file the returns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the software they choose, employers will do one or both of the following:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/small-businesses-self-employed\/use-an-on-line-signature-pin-to-e-file-employment-tax-forms\">Apply for an online signature PIN.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scan and attach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/forms-pubs\/about-form-8453-emp\">Form 8453-EMP, Employment Tax Declaration for an IRS e-file Return<\/a>, for the required signature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second option for employers is to hire a tax professional to prepare and file their employment tax returns. Employers can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/e-file-providers\/authorized-irs-e-file-provider-locator-service-for-tax-professionals\">Authorized IRS e-file Provider Locator Service<\/a>\u00a0to find a tax professional who can file on behalf of the business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on electronic filing of payroll tax returns, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/e-file-employment-tax-forms\">E-file Employment Tax Forms<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 31 deadline postponed for disaster area employers <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Employers and other taxpayers in federally declared disaster areas have more time to file and pay. This includes the Oct. 31 payroll tax deadline. Currently, this includes:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All employers in Vermont have until Nov. 15, 2023, to file and pay.<\/li>\n<li>All employers in Maine, Massachusetts and South Carolina have until Feb. 15, 2024, to file and pay.<\/li>\n<li>Employers in parts of Florida, Georgia, Hawaii and Louisiana also have until Feb. 15, 2024, to file and pay.<\/li>\n<li>Employers affected by the terrorist attacks in the State of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-taxpayers-impacted-by-the-terrorist-attacks-in-israel-qualify-for-tax-relief-oct-16-filing-deadline-other-dates-postponed-to-oct-7-2024\">Israel<\/a> have until Oct. 7, 2024, to file and pay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See the IRS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/tax-relief-in-disaster-situations\">disaster relief page<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IR-2023-198, Oct. 26, 2023,\u00a0WASHINGTON \u2014 The&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60748,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60747\/revisions\/60748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}