Table of Contents
- ARIZONA ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY REPORTING
- What's New for Tax Year 2012
- Set Up
- IDGV - State Registration
- State File Procedures
- Annual W2 and Quarterly UI Wage Reporting – EFW2 Format
- State W2 Wage Magnetic Media Reporting – EFW2 Format
- Record Name: Code RA - Transmitter Record
- Record Name: Code RE - Employer Record
- Record Name: Code RS - Supplemental Record (Use for State Wage Reporting)
- Record Name: Code RT - Total Record
- Record Name: Code RF - Final Record
- State Quarterly UI Wage Magnetic Media Reporting – EFW2 Format
- Record Name: Code RS - Supplemental Record
- Record Name: Code RF - Final Record
- Notes
ARIZONA ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY REPORTING#
What's New for Tax Year 2012#
The following changes have been noted for reporting W2 wages to the Federal Government:- (W2 File) The 'Preferred Method of Problem Notification Code' field inthe 'RA' record (position 499) has been removed and now shown as filler.
- (W2 File) The 'Military Employee Basic Quarters, Subsistence and Combat Pay' field in the 'RW' record (positions 342-352) has been removed.
- (W2 File) The 'Military Employee Basic Quarters, Subsistence and Combat Pay' field in the 'RT' record (positions 220-234) has been removed.
Set Up#
This document contains abbreviated set up requirement for the state of Arizona only, please refer to the general document (Tax Reporting - US General) for other setup procedure that may also be required.IDGV - State Registration#
- The IDGV Definition tab must be set up for 'State Registration' for State/Province: Arizona.
- The IDGV Variables tab must be set up for 'State Registration' for State/Province: Arizona.
- 'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING' - AZ state accepts W2 wage report with Federal and other state information, therefore, the Media Filing variable can be set to ‘01’, which will include state information in the Federal File. (However it must be set to ‘02’ if a W2 magnetic media file is required for the state of AZ only)
State File Procedures#
- The Arizona Department of Revenue accepts filing of W-2s via magnetic media using the EFW2 (formerly MMREF1) format.
- Records required for the W2 reporting are: Code RA,RB,RE,RS,RT,RF.
- Arizona State requires to file the AZ State file by itself, therefore IDGV must be set up as follows:
- for State Registration of Arizona, the IDGV Variable:
- 'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING' 02 – State requires its own file, do not include other State information in the State File.
- for State Registration of Arizona, the IDGV Variable:
Annual W2 and Quarterly UI Wage Reporting – EFW2 Format#
RPYEU must be run and the following selected to generate Arizona State file information:| Media Format | State SUI File Format |
| Select State | Arizona, USA |
| Report List Filters, Select State | Arizona USA |
| Parameters, Annual Form Code | (example: use standard form code‘HL$US-W2-2013’) |
| Parameters, Period Type | Year |
| Parameters, Period End Date | Year End Date (i.e. 31-Dec-2012) |
| Parameters, Media Format | State File Format |
State W2 Wage Magnetic Media Reporting – EFW2 Format#
Arizona accepts Annual W2 wage report in the standard Social Security Administration EFW2 specification.Record Name: Code RA - Transmitter Record #
| Column | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RA" |
| 3-11 | Submitter’s Employer ID number (EIN) Numeric only | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-ER-EIN’ (seq 1000) |
| 12-28 | Personal Identification Number (PIN) and Software Vendor Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-PIN-NUMBER’ (seq 1010) Please note that this field consists of an eight character PIN code in positions 12-19, a four character Software Vendor Code in positions 20-23, and five blanks in positions 24-28. |
| 29 | Resub Indicator | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-RESUB-IND’ (seq 1020) |
| 30-35 | Resub WFID | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-RESUB-WFID’ (seq 1030) |
| 36-37 | Software Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SOFTWARE’ (seq 1040) |
| 38-94 | Company Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-NAME’ (seq 1050) |
| 95-116 | Location Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-LOCN’ (seq 1060) |
| 117-138 | Delivery Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-DELIV’ (seq 1070) |
| 139-160 | Company City | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-CITY’ (seq 1080) |
| 161-162 | Company State Abbreviation | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-STATE’ (seq 1090) |
| 163-167 | Company ZIP code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-ZIP’ (seq 1100) |
| 168-171 | Company ZIP code extension | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-ZIP-EXT’ (seq 1110) |
| 172-176 | Blank | |
| 177-199 | Company Foreign State/Province | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-F-STATE’ (seq 1120) |
| 200-214 | Company Foreign Postal Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-F-POST’ (seq 1130) |
| 215-216 | Company Country Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-COUNTRY’ (seq 1140) |
| 217-273 | Submitter Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-NAME’ (seq 1150) |
| 274-295 | Submitter Location Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-LOCN’ (seq 1160) |
| 296-317 | Submitter Delivery Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-DELIV’ (seq 1170) |
| 318-339 | Submitter City | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-CITY’ (seq 1180) |
| 340-341 | Submitter State Abbreviation | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-STATE’ (seq 1190) |
| 342-346 | Submitter ZIP code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-ZIP’ (seq 1200) |
| 347-350 | Submitter ZIP code extension | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-ZIP-EXT’ (seq 1210) |
| 351-355 | Blank | |
| 356-378 | Submitter Foreign State/Province | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-F-STATE’ (seq 1220) |
| 379-393 | Submitter Foreign Postal Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-F-POST’ (seq 1230) |
| 394-395 | Submitter Country Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-SUBM-COUNTRY’ (seq 1240) |
| 396-422 | Contact Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-NAME’ (seq 1250) |
| 423-437 | Contact Phone Number | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-TEL’ (seq 1260) |
| 438-442 | Contact Phone Extension | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-TEL-EXT’ (seq 1270) |
| 443-445 | Blank | |
| 446-485 | Contact E-mail | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-EMAIL’ (seq 1280) |
| 486-488 | Blank | |
| 489-498 | Contact FAX | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-FAX’ (seq 1290) |
| 499-499 | Filler | |
| 500-500 | Preparer Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-PREPARER’ (seq 1310) |
| 501-512 | Blank |
Record Name: Code RE - Employer Record#
| Column | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RE" |
| 3-6 | Tax year CCYY | From user specified FROM-TO period converted to CCYY |
| 7 | Agent Indicator Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-AGENT-IND’ (seq 1500) |
| 8-16 | Employer/Agent EIN | System derived the applicable Federal reporting EIN, from IDGV or IDGR |
| 17-25 | Agent for EIN | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-FOR-EIN’ (seq 1510) |
| 26 | Terminating Business Indicator | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-TERM-BUS’ (seq 1520) |
| 27-30 | Establishment Number | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ESTAB’ (seq 1530) |
| 31-39 | Other EIN | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-OTHER-EIN’ (seq 1540) |
| 40-96 | Employer Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-NAME’ (seq 2010) |
| 97-118 | Employer Location Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-LOCN-ADDR’ (seq 2020) |
| 119-140 | Employer Delivery Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-DELIV-ADDR’ (seq 2030) |
| 141-162 | Employer City | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CITY’ (seq 2040) |
| 163-164 | Employer State Abbreviation | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-STATE’ (seq 2050) |
| 165-169 | Employer ZIP Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ZIP’ (seq 2060) |
| 170-173 | Employer ZIP Code Extension | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ZIP-EXT’ (seq 2070) |
| 174-174 | Kind of Employer | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-KIND-OF-EMPLOYER’ (seq 2120) |
| 175-178 | Blank | |
| 179-201 | Employer Foreign State/Province | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-STATE’ (seq 2080) |
| 202-216 | Employer Foreign Postal Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-POSTAL’ (seq 2090) |
| 217-218 | Employer Country Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-COUNTRY’ (seq 2100) |
| 219 | Employment Code | From IDGR ‘W2 Employment Type’ or IPRLU FICA and Medicare method If IPRLU.FICA method = "Do not calculate" and MEDICARE method is NOT "Do Not Calculate" then the employee is classified as Employment Type ‘Q’ for W2 reporting, otherwise the W2 Type of employment is derived from IDGR A set of code RE, RW/RO/RS, RT/RU records will be generated for different types of employment |
| 220 | Tax Jurisdiction Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-TAX-JURIS’ (seq 2110) |
| 221 | Third-Party Sick Pay Indicator | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘SUB-3RD-PARTY-SICK’ (seq 1480) |
| 222-512 | Blank |
Record Name: Code RS - Supplemental Record (Use for State Wage Reporting)#
| Column | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RS" |
| 3-4 | State code, appropriate FIPS postal numeric code | Derived from the State being reported, from IDFDV sequence 7000 e.g. Arizona numeric code is "04" |
| 5-9 | Taxing Entity Code | If County, City or School district tax is reported, this field is derived from IDGV 'W2 TAXING ENTITY' field for the County, City or School district tax being reported |
| 10-18 | Social Security Number | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SSN’ (seq 2500) If an invalid SSN is encountered, this field is entered with zeroes |
| 19-33 | Employee First Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’ (seq 2510) |
| 34-48 | Employee Middle Name or Initial | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’ (seq 2520) |
| 49-68 | Employee Last Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’ (seq 2530) |
| 69-72 | Employee Suffix | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’ (seq 2540) |
| 73-94 | Employee Location Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LOCN-ADDR’ (seq 2600) |
| 95-116 | Employee Delivery Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’ (seq 2610) |
| 117-138 | Employee City | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-CITY’ (seq 2620) |
| 139-140 | Employee State Abbreviation | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-STATE’ (seq 2630) |
| 141-145 | Employee ZIP Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP’ (seq 2640) |
| 146-149 | Employee ZIP Code Extension | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’ (seq 2650) |
| 150-154 | Blank | |
| 155-177 | Employee Foreign State/Province | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-F-STATE’ (seq 2660) |
| 178-192 | Employee Foreign Postal Codev‘W2-EE-F-POSTAL’ (seq 2670) | |
| 193-194 | Employee Country Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-COUNTRY’ (seq 2680) |
| 195-267 | Blank | |
| 274-275 | State code, appropriate FIPS postal numeric code | Derived from the State being reported e.g. Arizona numeric code is "04" |
| 276-286 | State Taxable Wages | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’(7020) and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ (7030) |
| 287-297 | State Income Tax Withheld | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ST-TAX-HOME’ (7040) and ‘W2-ST-TAX-WORK’ (7050) |
| 298-307 | Blank | |
| 308 | Tax Type Code Used to report County, City or School district tax If the County, City or School district requires to report taxes along with the State Tax information, then the following values are used for this field: C – City Income Tax D – County Income Tax E – School District Income Tax F – Other Income Tax If County, City or School district tax is reported, this field is derived from IDGV 'W2 TAX TYPE CODE' field | |
| 309-319 | Local Taxable Wages | If School Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier ‘W2-SCHL-WAGE’ (seq 6500) If County Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier ‘W2-CN-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-CN-WAGE-WORK’ If City Tax is reported, this field is derived from: ‘W2-CI-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-CI-WAGE-WORK’ |
| 320-330 | Local Income Tax Withheld If School Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier ‘W2-SCHL-TAX’ (seq 6510) If County Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier ‘W2-CN-TAX-HOME’ and ‘W2-CN-TAX-WORK’ If City Tax is reported, this field is derived from: ‘W2-CI-TAX-HOME’ and ‘W2-CI-TAX-WORK’ | |
| 331-512 | Blank |
- Multiple Code RS Records
- Multiple code RS records are generated for an employee if there are applicable county, city or school district tax information to be reported for a State. In this case, the State wages and tax will be zero for the subsequent code RS records.
Record Name: Code RT - Total Record#
| Column | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RT" |
| 3-9 | Number of RS Records Total number of code "RS" records reported since last code "RE" record | |
| 10-24 | Wages, Tips and Other Compensation | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-FIT-WAGE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 25-39 | Federal Income Tax Withheld | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-FIT-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 40-54 | Social Security Wages | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-WAGE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 55-69 | Social Security Tax Withheld | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 70-84 | Medicare Wages and Tips | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-MEDI-WAGE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 85-99 | Medicare Tax Withheld | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-MEDI-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 100-114 | Social Security Tips | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-TIP’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 115-129 | Advanced Earned Income Credit | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EIC’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 130-144 | Dependent Care Benefits | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-DEP-CARE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 145-159 | Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 401(k) | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-D’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 160-174 | Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 403(b) | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-E’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 175-189 | Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 408(k)(6) | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-F’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 190-204 | Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 457(b) | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-G’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 205-219 | Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 501(c)(18)(D) | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-H’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 220-234 | Filler | |
| 235-249 | Non-Qualified Plan Section 457 | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-NQUAL-457’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 250-264 | Employer Contribution to a Health Savings Account | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-W’, total of all code ‘RW’ records since last ‘RE’ record |
| 265-279 | Non-Qualified Plan Not Section 457 | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-NQUAL-N457’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 280-309 | Blank | |
| 310-324 | Employer Cost of Premiums for Group Term Life Insurance over $50000 | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-C’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 325-339 | Income Tax Withheld by Third-Party Payer | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: SUB-3RD-PARTY-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 340-354 | Income from Non-statutory Stock options | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-V’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record |
| 355-512 | Blank |
Record Name: Code RF - Final Record#
| Column | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RF" |
| 3-7 | Blank | |
| 8-16 | Number of RS Records Total number of code "RW" records on file | |
| 17-512 | Blank |
State Quarterly UI Wage Magnetic Media Reporting – EFW2 Format#
RPYEU must be run and the following selected to generate Arizona State file information:| Media Format | State SUI File Format |
| Select State | Arizona, USA |
- Annual Form Code’ – use the standard supplied form code HL$US-W2-2013. The ‘Variables’ will need to be entered in this Form Code for use specifically in the installation.
- The ‘Quarterly Form Code’ must be blank in order to produce UI wage file in EFW2 format.
- Period Type: Quarter.
- Period End Date: Enter the quarter end date, i.e. 30-Jun-2012.
- Media File Type: State SUI File Format.
- If the Directory Name/Media File Name is not supplied, an output file will not be produced.
- Only record codes ‘RS’ and ‘RF’ are required for Arizona UI reporting, the other record codes are optional.
Record Name: Code RS - Supplemental Record#
| Column | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RS" |
| 3-4 | State code, appropriate FIPS postal numeric code | Derived from the State being reported, from IDFDV 7000 Arizona is code ‘04’ |
| 5-9 | Taxing Entity Code Constant ‘UITAX’ IDGV setup for SUI registration ‘variables’ tab ‘Taxing Entity’ field | |
| 10-18 | Social Security Number | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SSN’ If an invalid SSN is encountered, this field is entered with zeroes |
| 19-33 | Employee First Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’ |
| 34-48 | Employee Middle Name or Initial | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’ |
| 49-68 | Employee Last Name | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’ |
| 69-72 | Employee Suffix | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’ |
| 73-94 | Employee Location Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LOCN-ADDR’ |
| 95-116 | Employee Delivery Address | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’ |
| 117-138 | Employee City | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-CITY’ |
| 139-140 | Employee State Numeric Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-STATE’ The system will convert the State Abbreviation into the required Numeric State Code (i.e. Arizona is ’04’). |
| 141-145 | Employee ZIP Code | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP’ |
| 146-149 | Employee ZIP Code Extension | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’ |
| 150-196 AZ | Blank | |
| 197-202 | Reporting Period MMCCYY | From user specified Period End Date converted to MMCCYY for the quarter e.g. Period End Date = ‘31-Dec-2003’, then reporting period is ‘122003’ |
| 203-213 | State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ Note that the IDFDV Identifier ‘W2-SUI-WAGE-ER’ is not used to report this field because the value of Identifier ‘W2-SUI-WAGE-ER’ may already been capped by Vertex during the US Tax calculation in UPCALC and therefore for employees who exceed the maximum wage base, this identifier will contain no SUI Insurance wages, therefore RPYEU is using the State Taxable wages from Identifier ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ that are related to the employee Home GEO and Work GEO code to report SUI Total Wages |
| 214-224 | State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wages | This amount is derived from State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages and the SUI Maximum wage base as defined by the State government Please see Tax Reporting - US General for detail for quarterly reporting |
| 225-247 AZ | Blank | |
| 248-267 | State Employer Account Number, including the Branch Number | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-STATE-REGIST’ for the reporting State When RPYEU is run, if the Media Format = ‘State SUI File Format’, then this field contains the SUI Registration Number from IDGV for the SUI Registration of the State |
| 268-512 AZ | Blank |
- Multiple Code RS records
- Multiple code RS records are generated for an employee if there are applicable county, city or school district tax information to be reported for a state. In this case, the state wages and tax will be zero for the subsequent code RS records.
Record Name: Code RF - Final Record#
| Column | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RF" |
| 3-512 AZ | Blank |
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