The EFW2 Format (Record RE) for 2013 Annual and 2013-2014 Quarterly Reporting

ColumnDescriptionSource
1-2Record IdentifierConstant "RE"
3-6Tax year CCYYFrom user specified FROM-TO period converted to CCYY
7Agent Indicator CodeDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-AGENT-IND’
8-16Employer/Agent EINSystem derived the applicable Federal reporting EIN, from IDGV or IDGR

If on RPYEU selection screen the ‘Combined Fed Regist#’ toggle is ‘checked’, then this Employer/Agent EIN is retrieved from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-EIN’, otherwise the EIN is derived for every Code RE record
17-25Agent for EINDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-FOR-EIN’
26Terminating Business IndicatorDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-TERM-BUS’
27-30Establishment NumberDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ESTAB’
31-39Other EINDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-OTHER-EIN’
40-96Employer NameDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-NAME’
97-118Employer Location AddressDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-LOCN-ADDR’
119-140Employer Delivery AddressDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-DELIV-ADDR’
141-162Employer CityDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CITY’
163-164Employer State AbbreviationDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-STATE’
165-169Employer ZIP CodeDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ZIP’
170-173Employer ZIP Code ExtensionDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ZIP-EXT’
174-174Kind of EmployerDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-KIND-OF-EMPLOYER’ (seq 2120)
175-178Blank
179-201Employer Foreign State/ProvinceDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-STATE’
202-216Employer Foreign Postal CodeDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-POSTAL’
217-218Employer Country CodeDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-COUNTRY’
If Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-COUNTRY’ = ‘USA’, then this field is blank.
Otherwise, this is a Foreign Country Code and the Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-COUNTRY’ is already retrieved from IDCO UDF ‘ISO COUNTRY CODE’ with the two character ISO Country Code.

Note that Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-COUNTRY’ is used for printing on W2 Form, this identifier can specify to use the NAME or ISO or leave blank.

If Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-COUNTRY’ = ‘NAME’, then the Country Name is printed
If Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-COUNTRY’ = ‘ISO’, then the ISO Country Code is printed
If Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-F-COUNTRY’ = blank, then the IDCO Country Code is printed.
219Employment CodeFrom 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 Registration tab ‘W2 Emp Type’.

A set of code RE, RW/RO/RS, RT/RU records will be generated for different types of employment.
220Tax Jurisdiction CodeDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-TAX-JURIS’
221Third-Party Sick Pay IndicatorDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-3RD-PARTY-SICK’
222-248Employer Contact NameDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CTAC-NAME’
249-263Employer Contact PhoneDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CTAC-PHONE’
264-268Employer Contact ExtensionDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CTAC-EXT’
269-278Employer Contact FAXDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CTAC-FAX’
279-318Employer Contact EMAILDerived from IDFDV, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CTAC-EMAIL’
319-512Blank