What is FUTA Tax?

FUTA- Federal Unemployment Tax Act, provides funds for those who are looking for unemployment compensation (i.e an employee who lost their job). Only the employer is responsible for paying the Federal Unemployment Tax and they should not withhold from their employee wages for the FUTA tax.

The employer has to contribute to FUTA for the first $7000 that they pay for their employee wages. Form 940 is used to report the Employer's annual Federal Unemployment Tax to the IRS.

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Form 940 Schedule R: Allocation Schedule for Aggregate Form 940 Filers

Form 940 Schedule R is mostly used by aggregate filers like CPEO or Section 3504 Agents to report the aggregate information of Form 940 for each of their clients who are treated as an Employer.

Form 940 Schedule R provides the IRS with the information about the Total taxable FUTA wages and the FUTA tax deposits made for each client along with the credit reduction information if any.

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What is Credit Reduction?

Generally, the FUTA tax rate is 6% for the wages of the first $7000 paid to each employee. And the employers will receive up to 5.4% of credits for their annual FUTA tax rate.

Some states request a loan from the Federal Agency if they aren't able to meet their state unemployment liabilities with the funds they have. These states are required to pay the amount back to the federal within the allotted time range. And if the states have an outstanding balance for two consecutive years and if they don't repay the loan amount, then the FUTA credits for the employers in that state will be reduced.

The Department of Labor provides a list of states each year with the subject to reduction in the FUTA credit. This credit reduction needs to be calculated using Form 940 Schedule A and needs to be attached along with the IRS Form 940.

For the tax year 2023, the credit reduction rate for California, Connecticut, Illinois, and New York is 0.6% and for the U.S. Virgin Islands is 3.6%.

What are the changes in Form 940 for the 2023 Tax Year?

The IRS revised the payroll tax form 940 and has changes in form 940 for tax year 2023.

1. There is change in Credit reduction rates for 2023:

California (CA) 0.6%
Connecticut (CT) 0.6%
Illinois (IL) 0.6%
New York (NY) 0.6%
U.S Virgin Islands (VI) 3.6%

2. Electronically filing an amended Form 940:

Beginning sometime in 2024, the IRS expects to make filing an amended Form 940 electronically.
Previously there was only paper filing option for amended Form 940.

Who is responsible for filing Form 940 Schedule R

CPEOs/PEOs

All the CPEOs & PEOs file an aggregate return using Form 940 Schedule R, by using their own EIN. They are also responsible for filing the Forms which is listed on Form 8973, which is treated as a service agreement between the employer and the CPEO.

Section 3504 Agents

Not all the Section 3504 Agents files an aggregate return for Form 940. Only the employers who are treated as home care service recipients can get into the service agreement with the Section 3504 Agents by using the Form 2678 and can appoint an agent to report, deposit, pay and
file FUTA tax.

E-filing. It's Mandate!

Yes. The IRS has mandated the certification for the PEOs and it affects the employment tax liabilities of both the PEOs and their clients. The mandate certification also insists that the PEOs should file all their tax Forms electronically for their clients.

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Deadline E-File Form 940 Schedule R

Form 940 Schedule R due date

The due date to file your Form 940 Schedule R is January 31, 2024!

Form 940 isn’t due until February 10, 2024, if you have made all your FUTA Tax deposits on time when it is due for each quarter.

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Information Required to report your Aggregate Form 940 Schedule R

  • Basic Information on CPEOs / 3504 Agents such as EIN & Name.
  • EIN & State of all the clients.
  • Type of wages, tips, & other compensation.
  • Total of taxable FUTA wages & adjustments.
  • Credit reduction amount.
  • Total FUTA Tax Deposits made.

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How to E-file 940 Schedule R?

  • Create your free account.
  • Select either “CPEO or 3504 Reporting Agent” option to proceed.
  • Enter your “Business Information” such as Name, Type, EIN, and Address.
  • Select "File Aggregate Form 940 (Schedule R)" from the dashboard.
  • Enter the following information for both your business and your clients’ business.
    • FUTA wages
    • Credit Reduction Amount
    • FUTA Tax after adjustment
    • FUTA deposit details.
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Helpful Resources

IRS Form 941 Q2 & Q3 2022

Form 940 Changes 2022

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What is Form 941

What is Form 940?

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Form 941 Instructions

Form 940 Instructions

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Form 941 Worksheets

Form 940 Schedule A

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Form 940 Mailing Address

Form 940 Due Date

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Form 940 Penalty

Form 940 FUTA & SUTA

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Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification

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