Electronically file Form W-2

You can electronically file Form W-2 by having Accounting CS create a file for you to upload to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Unlike other e-filed forms (such as the 941), Thomson Reuters doesn't transmit the file for you.
  1. Select
    Setup
    Clients
    Payroll Tax Forms tab
    .
  2. Select
    Internet
    for the filing method for Form W-2.
  3. Process the Filing copy of Form W-2 on the
    Process Payroll Tax Forms
    screen or the
    Edit Payroll Tax Forms
    screen.
  4. Select
    Actions
    then
    Process Internet/Magnetic Files
    .
  5. Select
    Transmitter Information
    and make sure the Federal W-2 User ID is correct.
  6. Choose the client then select
    Create Files
    .
  7. Retrieve the files from the file location listed on the
    Process Internet/Magnetic Files
    screen.
  8. Verify your W-2 files using the SSA AccuWage Online utility.
  9. Upload your W-2 files to the SSA website.

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