Table of Contents
- Puerto Rico Annual and Quarterly Reporting
- Set Up
- IDGV - State Registration
- State File Procedures
- Annual W2 Wage Reporting - EFW2 File Format
- State Media Magnetic Media Reporting - EFW2 File Format
- Record Name: Code RA – Submitter Record (Same as the Federal Code RA)
- Record Name: Code RE – Employer Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)
- Record Name: Code RW - Employee Wage Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)
- Record Name: Code RO - Employee Wage Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)
- Record Name: Code RS - State Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)
- Record Name: Code RT - Total Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)
- Record Name: Code RU - Total Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)
- Record Name: Code RV – State Total Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)
- Record Name: Code RF - Final Record (Same as Federal Record)
- Notes
Puerto Rico Annual and Quarterly Reporting#
Set Up#
This document contains abbreviated set up requirements for Puerto Rico only. Please refer to the general document (US_Annual_Qtrly_Reporting_GEN) for other setup procedures that may also be required.IDGV - State Registration#
- DGV Definition Tab must be set up with ‘State Registration’ for State/Province: Puerto Rico
- IDGV Variables Tab must be set up with ‘State Registration’ for State/Province: Puerto Rico
- 'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING'- Must be ‘02’ for Puerto Rico
State File Procedures#
- Puerto Rico Department of Revenue accepts filing of W-2s via magnetic media using the EFW2 file format.
- Records required for the W2 reporting are: Codes RA, RE, W, RO, RT, RU, RV and RF. There are no optional records.
- Puerto Rico requires to file the state wages by itself, therefore the user must set up IDGV as follows:
- for State Registration of Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico, the IDGV Variable:
Annual W2 Wage Reporting - EFW2 File Format#
RPYEU must be run with the following report parameters and filters selected to generate the Virginia State file information:RPYEU Report Parameters
Annual Form Code | Use standard form code, such as 'HL$US-W2PR-20YY' |
Period Type | Mandatory. Defines the period type. Enter "Year" for Annual reporting and "Quarter" for quarterly reporting. |
Period End Date | Mandatory. Defines the end date of the reporting period. Enter in DD-MMM-YYYY format |
Media Format | Mandatory. Set to State File Format Defines the Federal file format for SSA reporting (includes 'RW' and 'RS' records). |
Directory Name | Mandatory. Defines the name of the government Magnetic Media file. Must be defined or an output file will not be produced |
Media File Name | Mandatory. Defines the media file name of the data being uploaded. Must be defined or an output file will not be produced |
RPYEU Report Filters
Select State: Puerto Rico, USA |
State Media Magnetic Media Reporting - EFW2 File Format#
Record Name: Code RA – Submitter Record (Same as the Federal Code RA)#
State Media Magnetic Media Reporting - SSA EFW2 File Format for Annual and Quarterly Reporting#
Record Name: Code RA - Submitter Record#
Column | Description | Source |
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1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RA" |
3-11 | Submitter’s Employer ID Number (EIN) | Required. Derived from the ‘SUB-ER-EIN’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1000). Numeric only. |
12-19 | User Identification (User ID) | Required. Enter the eight-character BSO User ID assigned to the employee who is attesting to the accuracy of this file. |
20-23 | Software Vendor Code | Enter the numeric four-digit Software Vendor Identification Code assigned by the National Association of Computerized Tax Processors (NACTP). If "99 (Off-the-Shelf Software)" is entered in the Software Code field (positions 36-37) enter the Software Vendor Code. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
24-28 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
29 | Resub Indicator | Enter "1" if this file is being resubmitted. Otherwise, enter "0" (zero). |
30-35 | Resub Wage File Identifier (WFID) | If "1" was entered in Resub Indicator field (position 29), enter the WFID displayed on the notice SSA sent. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
36-37 | Software Code | Enter "99" to indicate 'Off-the-Shelf Software' |
38-94 | Company Name | Enter the Company Name. Left justify and fill with blanks. |
95-116 | Location Address | Enter the company's location address (Attention, Suite, Room Number, etc). Left justify and fill with blanks |
117-138 | Delivery Address | Enter the company's delivery address (Street or Post Office Box). Example: 123 Main Street. Left justify and fill with blanks |
139-160 | City | Enter the company's city. Left justify and fill with blanks |
161-162 | State Abbreviation | Enter the company's State or commonwealth/territory. Use a postal abbreviation. For a foreign address, fill with blanks |
163-167 | ZIP Code | Enter the company's ZIP code. For a foreign address, fill with blanks |
168-171 | ZIP Code Extension | Enter the company's four-digit extension of the ZIP code. If not applicable, fill with blanks |
172-176 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
177-199 | Foreign State/Province | If applicable, enter the company's foreign State/Province. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
200-214 | Foreign Postal Code | If applicable, enter the company's foreign postal code. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
215-216 | Country Code | If one of the following applies, fill with blanks: * One of the 50 States of the U.S.A. * District of Columbia * Military Post Office (MPO) * American Samoa * Guam * Northern Mariana Islands * Puerto Rico * Virgin Islands Otherwise, enter the applicable Country Code. |
217-273 | Submitter Name | Required. Enter the name of the organization's submitter to receive error notification if this file cannot be processed. Left Justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-SUBM-NAME’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1150). |
274-295 | Submitter Location Address | Enter the submitter's location address (Attention, Suite, Room Number, etc.) Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-SUBM-LOCN’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1160). |
296-317 | Submitter Delivery Address | Required. Enter the submitter's delivery address (Street or Post Office Box). Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-SUBM-DELIV’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1170). |
318-339 | Submitter City | Required. Enter the submitter's city. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-SUBM-CITY’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1180). |
340-341 | Submitter State Abbreviation | Required. Enter the submitter's State or commonwealth/territory. Use a postal abbreviation. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-SUBM-STATE’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1190). |
342-346 | Submitter ZIP Code | Required. Enter the submitter's ZIP Code. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-SUBM-ZIP’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1200). |
347-350 | Submitter ZIP Code extension | Enter the submitter's four-digit extension of the ZIP code. If not applicable, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-SUBM-ZIP-EXT’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1210). |
351-355 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use |
356-378 | Foreign State/Province | If applicable, enter the submitter's foreign State/Province. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
379-393 | Foreign Postal Code | If applicable, enter the submitter's foreign Postal Code. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
394-395 | Country Code | If one of the following applies, fill with blanks * One of the 50 States of the U.S.A. * District of Columbia * Military Post Office (MPO) * American Samoa * Guam * Northern Mariana Islands * Puerto Rico * Virgin Islands Otherwise, enter the applicable Country Code. |
396-422 | Contact Name | Required. Enter the name of the person to be contacted by SSA concerning processing problems. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-CONT-NAME’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1250). |
423-437 | Contact Phone Number | Required. Enter the contact's phone number with numeric valies only (including area code). Do not use any special characters. Left justify and fill with blanks. NOTE: It is imperative that the contact's telephone number be entered in the appropriate positions. Failure to include correct and complete submitter contact information may, in some cases, delay the timely processing of your file. Derived from the ‘SUB-CONT-TEL’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1260). |
438-442 | Contact Phone Extension | Enter the contact's telephone extension. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-CONT-TEL-EXT’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1270). |
443-445 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
446-485 | Contact E-mail/Internet | Enter the contact's e-mail/internet address. Derived from the ‘SUB-CONT-EMAIL’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1280). |
486-488 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
489-498 | Contact Fax | If applicable, enter the contact's fax number (including area code). Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘SUB-CONT-FAX’ IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 1290). |
499 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
500 | Preparer Code | Enter one of the following codes to indicate who prepared this file: * A = Accounting Firm * L = Self Prepared * S = Service Bureau * P = Parent Company * O = Other If more than one code applies, use the code that best describes who prepared this file. |
501-512 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
Record Name: Code RE – Employer Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)#
Column | Description | Source |
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1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RE" |
3-6 | Tax year | Required. Enter the tax year for this report (YYYY). Derived from the user defined FROM-TO period, converted to YYYY. |
7 | Agent Indicator Code | If applicable, enter one of the following codes: * 1 = 2678 Agent * 2 = Common Paymaster * 3 = 3504 Agent If more than one code applies, use the one that best describes your status as an agent. Otherwise, fill with a blank. |
8-16 | Employer/Agent EIN | Required. Derived from the applicable Federal reporting EIN, from IDGV or IDGR. |
17-25 | Agent for EIN | If "1" was entered in the Agent Indicator Code field (position 7), enter the client-employer's EIN for which you are an Agent. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
26 | Terminating Business Indicator | If this is the last tax year that W-2s will be filed under this EIN, enter "1". Otherwise, enter 0 (zero). |
27-30 | Establishment Number | For multiple RE (Employer) Records with the same EIN, you can use this field to assign a unique identifier for each RE (Employer) Record. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
31-39 | Other EIN | For this tax year, if you submitted tax payments to the IRS under Form 941, 943, 944, CT-1 or Schedule H or W2 data to SSA, and a different EIN was used from the EIN in positions 8-16, enter the other EIN. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
40-96 | Employer Name | Required. Enter the name associated with the EIN entered in positions 8 - 16. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-ER-NAME' IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 2010). |
97-118 | Employer Location Address | Enter the employer's location address (Attention, Suite, Room Number, etc.) Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-ER-LOCN-ADDR' IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 2020). |
119-140 | Employer Delivery Address | Enter the employer's delivery address (Street or Post Office Box). Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-ER-DELIV-ADDR' IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 2030). |
141-162 | Employer City | Enter the employer's city. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-ER-CITY' IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 2040). |
163-164 | Employer State Abbreviation | Enter the employer's State or commonwealth/territory. Use a postal abbreviation. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-ER-STATE' IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 2050). |
165-169 | Employer ZIP Code | Enter the employer's ZIP Code. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-ER-ZIP' IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 2060). |
170-173 | Employer ZIP Code Extension | Enter the employer's four-digit extension of the ZIP code. If not applicable, fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-ER-ZIP-EXT' IDFDV Field Identifier (seq 2070). |
174-178 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
179-201 | Foreign State/Province | If applicable, enter the employer's foreign State/Province. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
202-216 | Foreign Postal Code | If applicable, enter the company's foreign postal code. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. |
217-218 | Country Code | If one of the following applies, fill with blanks: * One of the 50 States of the U.S.A. * District of Columbia * Military Post Office (MPO) * American Samoa * Guam * Northern Mariana Islands * Puerto Rico * Virgin Islands Otherwise, enter the applicable Country Code. |
219 | Employment Code | Required. Enter the appropriate employment code: * A = Agriculture (Form 943) * H = Household (Schedule H) * M = Military (Form 941) * Q = Medicare Qualified Government Employment (Form 941) * X = Railroad (CT-1) * F = Regular (Form 944) * R = Regular (all others) (Form 941). NOTE: Railroad reporting is not applicable for Puerto Rico and territorial employers. |
220 | Tax Jurisdiction Code | Required. Enter the code that identifies the type of income tax withheld from the employee's earnings: * Blank (W-2) * V = Virgin Islands (W-2VI) * G = Guam (W-2GU) * S = American Samoa (W-2AS) * N = Northern Mariana Islands (W-2CM) * P = Puerto Rico (W-2PR/499R-2) |
221 | Third Party Sick Pay Indicator | Enter "1" for a sick pay indicator. Otherwise, enter "0" (zero). |
222-512 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
Record Name: Code RW - Employee Wage Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)#
Column | Description | Source |
---|---|---|
1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RW" |
3-11 | Social Security Number | Required. Enter the employee's SSN. If an invalid SSN is encountered, this field is filled with zeros. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-SSN’ (seq 2500) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
12-26 | Employee First Name | Required. Enter the employee's first name. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’ (seq 2510) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
27-41 | Employee Middle Name or Initial | If applicable, enter the employee's middle name or initial. Left Justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’ (seq 2520) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
42-61 | Employee Last Name | Required. Enter the employee's last name. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’ (seq 2530) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
62-65 | Employee Suffix | If applicable, enter the employee's alphabetic suffix. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’ (seq 2540) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
66-87 | Employee Location Address | Enter the employee's location address (Attention, Suite, Room Number, etc.) Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-LOCN-ADDR’ (seq 2600) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
88-109 | Employee Delivery Address | Enter the employee's delivery address (Street or Post Office Box). Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’ (seq 2610) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
110-131 | Employee City | Enter the employee's City. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-CITY’ (seq 2620) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
132-133 | Employee State Abbreviation | Enter the employee's State or commonwealth/territory. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-STATE’ (seq 2630) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
134-138 | Employee ZIP Code | Enter the employee's ZIP code. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-ZIP’ (seq 2640) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
139-142 | Employee ZIP Code Extension | Enter the employee's four-digit ZIP code extension. If not applicable, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’ (seq 2650) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
143-147 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
148-170 | Employee Foreign State/Province | If applicable, enter the employee's foreign State/Province. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-F-STATE’ (seq 2660) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
171-185 | Employee Foreign Postal Code | If applicable, enter the employee's foreign postal code. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-F-POSTAL’ (seq 2670) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
186-187 | Employee Country Code | If one of the following applies, fill with blanks: * One of the 50 States of the U.S.A. * District of Columbia * Military Post Office (MPO) * American Samoa * Guam * Northern Mariana Islands * Puerto Rico * Virgin Islands Otherwise, enter the applicable Country Code. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-COUNTRY’ (seq 2680) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
188-209 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
210-220 PR | Social Security Wages | The sum of this field and the Social Security Tips field should NOT EXCEED the annual maximum Social Security Wage base for the tax year ($132,900 for Tax Year 2019). No negative amounts. Right justified and zero fill Derived from the ‘W2-SSN-WAGE’ (seq 3020) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
221-231 PR | Social Security Tax Withheld | If the amount in this field is greater than zero, then the Social Security Wages field or the Social Security Tips field must be greater than zero. This amount should NOT EXCEED $8,239.80 for Tax Year 2019. No negative amounts. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from the ‘W2-SSN-TAX’ (seq 3030) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
232-242 PR | Medicare Wages and Tips | The amount in this field must be equal or exceed the sum of the Social Security Wages and Social Security Tips. No negative amounts. Right justified and zero fill. |
243-253 PR | Medicare Tax Withheld | No negative amounts. Right justified and zero fill |
254-264 PR | Social Security Tips | The sum of this field and the Social Security Wages field should NOT EXCEED the annual maximum Social Security Wage base for the tax year ($132,900 for Tax Year 2019). No negative amounts. Right justified and zero fill. |
265-396 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
397-407 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
408-462 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
463-473 PR | Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Code DD) | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. |
474-484 | Permitted Benefits Under a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (Code FF) | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. |
485 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
486 | Statutory Employee Indicator | Enter "1" for statutory employee. Otherwise, enter "0" (zero). Derived from the ‘W2-STAT-EE’ (seq 6000) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
487 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks. |
488 | Retirement Plan Indicator | Enter "1" for a retirement plan. Otherwise, enter "0" (zero). Derived from the ‘W2-RETIRE-PLAN’ (seq 6020) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
489 | Third-Party Sick Pay Indicator | Enter "1" for a sick pay indicator. Otherwise, enter "0" (zero). Derived from the ‘W2-3PARTY-SICK’ (seq 6060) IDFDV Field Identifier. |
490-512 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks. |
Record Name: Code RO - Employee Wage Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)#
Column | Description | Source |
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1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant ‘RO’ |
3-11 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
12-22 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
23-33 | Uncollected Employee Tax on Tips (Codes A and B) | Combine the uncollected Social Security tax and the uncollected Medicare tax. No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-A’ + Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-B’ (seq 4010) |
34-99 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
100-274 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
275-285 PR | Wages Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
286-296 PR | Commissions Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
297-307 PR | Allowances Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
308-318 PR | Tips Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | SNo negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
319-329 PR | Total Wages, Commissions, Tips, and Allowances Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
330-340 PR | Puerto Rico Tax Withheld | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
341-351 PR | Government Retirement Fund | No negative amounts. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
352-362 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
363-384 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
385-512 | Blank | Fill with blanks |
Record Name: Code RS - State Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)#
Position | Description | Source |
---|---|---|
1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RS" |
3-4 PR | State Code | Fill with zeroes |
5-9 PR | Taxing Entity Code | Fill with zeroes |
10-18 | Social Security Number | Enter the employee's social security number as shown on the original/replacement SSN card issued by SSA. 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 | Enter the employee's first name as shown on the social security card. Left justified and fill with blanks Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’ |
34-48 | Employee Middle Name or Initial | If applicable, enter the employee's middle name or initial as shown on the social security card. Left justified and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’ |
49-68 | Employee Last Name | Enter the employee's last name as shown on the social security card. Left justified and fill with blanks Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’ |
69-72 | Employee Suffix | If applicable, enter the employee's alphabetic suffix. For example: SR, JR. Left justified and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’ |
73-94 | Employee Location Address | Enter the employee's location address (Attention, Suite, Room Number, etc.). Left justified and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LOCN-ADDR’ |
95-116 | Employee Delivery Address | Enter the employee's delivery address. Left justified and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’ |
117-138 | Employee City | Enter the employee's city. Left justified and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-CITY’ |
139-140 | Employee State Abbreviation | Enter the employee's state or commonwealth/territory. Use a postal abbreviation. For a foreign address, fill with blanks Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-STATE’ |
141-145 | Employee ZIP Code | Enter the employee's zip code. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP’ |
146-149 | Employee ZIP Code Extension | Enter the employee's 4 digit extension of the zip code. If not applicable, fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’ |
150 PR | Payment for Services Rendered by a Qualified Physician Indicator | If remuneration includes payments to the employee for Services rendered by a qualified physician under Act 14-2017 enter “1”, otherwise fill with a blank. |
151 PR | Payment for Domestic Services Indicator | If remuneration includes payments to the employee for Domestic services enter “1’”, otherwise fill with a blank. |
152 PR | Payment for Other Services Indicator | If remuneration includes payments to the employee for Other services enter “1”, otherwise fill with a blank. |
153-192 PR | Payment for Other Services Concept Description | If “1” is entered for Payment for Other Services Indicator field, use this field to indicate the payment concept. |
193 PR | Payment for Services Rendered in Agricultural Labor Indicator | If remuneration includes payments to the employee for Services rendered in agricultural labor enter “1”, otherwise fill with a blank |
194 PR | Payment for Services Rendered by a Minister of a Church or by a Member of a Religious Order Indicator | If remuneration includes payments for Services rendered by a minister of a church or by a member of a religious order enter “1”, otherwise fill with a blank. |
195-205 | Charitable Contributions | Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-DONATION’ |
206-216 | Contributions to Save and Double Your Money Program | Enter the amount shown in box 6 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-SAVE-PROGRAM’ |
217-231 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
232-242 PR | Exempt Salaries B | Enter the amount shown in box 18 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. |
243-244 PR | Exempt Salaries B Code | Enter one single Code A, B, C, D, G, H or I. For two codes enter AB, BG, AG, AH, BH or GH. If you need to report code E or F, you must do so in box 16. A Code is required if an amount is reported in box 18 (shown in box 18 of Form 499R-2/W2PR). For combined Codes, use box 16 or 17. Do not repeat the same Code in any field. If not applicable, fill with blanks |
245-273 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
274-307 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
308 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
309-330 | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
331-347 | Blank | Fill with blanks |
348-355 | Cease of Operations Date | If you have terminated your business during this tax year, enter the month, day and 4 digit year. Example: 013120YY. Right justified and zero fill Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CEASE-DATE’ |
356-364 PR | Control Number | Enter a unique control number of 9 digits for Form 499R-2/W-2PR. Do not use sequence between 900000000 to 999999999. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CONTROL-NUM’ |
365-375 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
376-386 | Contributions to Qualified Plans (CODA PLANS) | Enter the amount shown in box 15 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. This amount should NOT EXCEED $25,000 for Tax Year 2019. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-CODA-PLANS’ |
387-397 | Reimbursed Expenses and Fringe Benefits | Enter the amount shown in box 12 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-REIMB-EXPENSES’ |
398-403 | Blank | Fill with blanks |
404-414 | Uncollected Social Security Tax on Tips | Enter the amount shown in box 25 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-UNC-SS-TAX’ |
415-425 | Uncollected Medicare Tax on Tips | Enter the amount shown in box 26 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-UNC-MC-TAX’ |
426-430 | Specialist’s Register Number | If you are a Returns, Declarations or Refund Claims Specialist, enter the Register Number assigned by the Tax Practitioner and Education Division of the Department of the Treasury. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-SP-REG-NUM’ |
431-441 | Exempt Salaries | Enter the amount shown in box 16 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-EXM-SALARY’ |
442 PR | Exempt Salaries Code | Enter one single Code A, B, C, D, E F, G, H or I where it is required if an amount is reported in box 16 (shown in box 16 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR). For combined Codes, use box 17 or 18. Do not repeat the same Code in any field. If not applicable, fill with a blank. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-EXM-CODE’ |
443-449 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
450-487 PR | Supplemental Data 2 | To be defined by user |
488-498 PR | Exempt Salaries A | Enter the amount shown in box 17 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. |
499 PR | Exempt Salaries Code A | Enter one single Code A, B, C, D, G, H or I. If you need to report code E or F, you must do so in box 16. A Code is required if an amount is reported in box 17 (shown in box 17 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR). For combined Codes, use box 16 or 18. Do not repeat the same Code in any field. If not applicable, fill with a blank. |
500 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
501-508 PR | Date of Birth | Enter the Date of Birth shown in box 1 of Form 499R-2/W-2PR. Format is YYYYMMDD. If Code E is used in box 16 or 17, this field is required. No negative amount. Right justified and zero fill. |
509-512 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
- 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 (Specific To Puerto Rico)#
Position | Description | Source |
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1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RT" |
3-9 | Number of RW Records | Total number of code "RW" records reported since last code "RE" record Right justified and zero fill. |
10-39 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
40-54 | Social Security Wages | Enter the total for all Employee Records (Code RW) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-WAGE’ |
55-69 | Social Security Tax Withheld | Enter the total for all Employee Records (Code RW) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-TAX’ |
70-84 | Medicare Wages and Tips | Enter the total for all Employee Records (Code RW) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. The amount in this field must be equal or exceed the sum in the fields for Social Security Wages and Social Security Tips. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-MEDI-WAGE’ |
85-99 | Medicare Tax Withheld | Enter the total for all Employee Records (Code RW) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-MEDI-TAX’ |
100-114 | Social Security Tips | Enter the total for all Employee Records (Code RW) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-TIP’ |
115-294 | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
295-309 | Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage | Enter the total for all Employee Records (Code RW) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-DD’ |
310-399 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
400-414 PR | Permitted Benefits Under a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement | Enter the total for all Employee Records (RW) reported since the last Employer Record (RE). Right justify and zero fill. |
415-512 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
Record Name: Code RU - Total Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)#
Column | Description | Source |
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1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RU" |
3-9 | Number of RO Records | Total number of "RO" records reported since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. |
10-24 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
25-39 | Uncollected Employee Tax on Tips (Code A and B) | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-A’ and ‘W2-CODE-B’ |
40-129 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
130-354 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks. |
355-369 | Wages Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
370-384 | Commissions Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
385-399 | Allowances Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
400-414 | Tips Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
415-429 | Total Wages, Commissions, Tips and Allowances Subject to Puerto Rico Tax | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
430-444 | Puerto Rico Tax Withheld | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
445-459 | Retirement Fund Annual Contributions | Total of all "RO" records since last "RE" record. Right justify and zero fill. For Puerto Rico employees only. |
460-489 PR | Zero | Fill with zeroes |
490-512 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use. |
Record Name: Code RV – State Total Record (Specific To Puerto Rico)#
Position | Description | Source |
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1-2 | Record Identifier | Constant "RV" |
3-12 | Employer Phone Number | Enter the employer phone number, such as "7879999999". Otherwise, fill with zeros Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CTAC-PHONE’ |
13-32 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks |
33-47 | Reimbursed Expenses and Fringe Benefits | Enter the total for all State Records (Code RS) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-REIMB-EXPENSES’ |
48-62 | Contributions to Qualified Plans (CODA PLANS) | Enter the total for all State Records (Code RS) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-CODA-PLANS’ |
63-77 | Exempt Salaries | The sum of the Exempt Salaries field (Box 16), (RE State Record, positions 431- 441), Exempt Salaries A field (Box 17), (RS State Record, positions 488-498) and Exempt Salaries B field (Box 18), (RS State Record, positions 232-242). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-EXM-SALARY’ |
78-92 | Uncollected Social Security Tax | Enter the total for all State Records (Code RS) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-UNC-SS-TAX’ |
93-107 | Uncollected Medicare Tax on Tips | Enter the total for all State Records (Code RS) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-UNC-MC-TAX’ |
108-122 | Charitable Contributions | Enter the total for all State Records (Code RS) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-DONATION’ |
123-137 | Contributions to Save and Double Your Money Program | Enter the total for all State Records (Code RS) reported since the last Employer Record (Code RE). Right justified and zero fill. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-PR-SAVE-PROGRAM’ |
138-512 PR | Blank | Fill with blanks. |
Record Name: Code RF - Final Record (Same as Federal Record)#
State Media Magnetic Media Reporting - SSA EFW2 File Format for Annual and Quarterly Reporting#
Record Name: Code RF - Final Record#
Column | Description | Source |
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1-2 | Record Indentifier | Constant "RF" |
3-7 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use |
8-16 | Number of RW Records | Total number of RW (Employee) Records reported on the entire file. Right justify and zero fill |
17-512 | Blank | Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use |