The SSA EFW2 Format (Record RS) for Annual and Quarterly Reporting

!!State Media Magnetic Media Reporting - SSA EFW2 File Format

!Record Name: Code RS - State Record

||Column||Description||Source
|1-2|Record Identifier|Constant "RS"
|3-4|State Code|Enter the appropriate postal __numeric__ code.  \\Derived from the State being reported.
|5-9|Taxing Entity Code|Defined by State/local agency.
|10-18|Social Security Number|Enter the employee's SSN.  __If no SSN is available, enter zeros.__ \\Derived from the ‘W2-EE-SSN’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.\\
|19-33|Employee First Name|Enter the employee's first name. \\Left justify and fill with blanks. \\Derived from the ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|34-48|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’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|49-68|Employee Last Name|Enter the employee's last name. \\Left justify and fill with blanks. \\ Derived from the ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|69-72|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’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|73-94|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’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|95-116|Employee Delivery Address|Enter the employee's delivery address. \\Left justify and fill with blanks. \\Derived from the ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|117-138|Employee City|Enter the employee's city. \\Left justify and fill with blanks. \\ Derived from the 'W2-EE-CITY’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|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 the ‘W2-EE-STATE’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|141-145|Employee ZIP Code|Enter the employee's ZIP Code.  \\For a foreign address, fill with blanks. \\Derived from the ‘W2-EE-ZIP’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|146-149|Employee ZIP Code Extension|Enter the employee's four-digit extension of the ZIP code.  If not applicable, fill with blanks. \\Derived from the ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’ [IDFDV] Field Identifier.
|150-154|Blank|Fill with blanks.  Reserved for SSA use.
|155-177|Foreign State/Province|If applicable, enter the employee's foreign State/Province.  \\Left justify and fill with blanks.  Otherwise, fill with blanks.
|178-192|Foreign Postal Code|If applicable, enter the employee's foreign postal code.  \\Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks.
|193-194|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.

;Locations 195 to 267:Apply to Quarterly Unemployment Reporting\\If the user has defined ‘Period Type’ as ‘Quarter’, then Locations 195 to 267 will be filled.\\Please read the document [Tax Reporting - US General] for details on quarterly reporting.

|195-196|Optional Code|Defined by State/local agency. \\ __Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|197-202|Reporting Period|Enter the last month and four-digit year for the calendar quarter that this report applies. \\ __Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|203-213|State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages|Right justify and zero fill. \\ __Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|214-224|State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Taxable Wages|Right justify and zero fill. \\ __Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|225-226|Number of Weeks Worked|Defined by State/local agency. \\ __Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|227-234|Date First Employed|Enter the month, day and four-digit year. \\ __Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|235-242|Date of Separation|Enter the month, day and four-digit year. \\ __Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|243-247|Blank|Fill with blanks.  Reserved for SSA use.
|248-267|State Employer Account Number|Enter the State's Employer Account Number.  \\__Applies to unemployment reporting.__
|268-273|Blank|Fill with blanks.  Reserved for SSA use.

;Locations 274 to 337:Apply to Income Tax Reporting\\If the user has defined ‘Period Type’ as ‘Quarter’ or ‘Year’, then Locations 274 to 337 will be filled.

|274-275|State code|Enter the appropriate postal numeric code.  \\Derived from the State being reported.  \\__Applies to income tax reporting.__
|276-286|State Taxable Wages|Right justify and zero fill. \\ Derived from the ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ [IDFDV] Field Identifiers.  \\__Applies to income tax reporting.__ 
|287-297|State Income Tax Withheld|Right justify and zero fill. \\Derived from the ‘W2-ST-TAX-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-TAX-WORK’ [IDFDV] Field Identifiers.  \\__Applies to income tax reporting.__
|298-307|Other State Data|Defined by State/local agency. \\ __Applies to income tax reporting.__
|308|Tax Type Code|Enter the appropriate code for entries in fields 309-330: \\* C = City Income Tac \\* D = County Income Tax \\* E = School District Income Tax \\* F = Other Income Tax. \\ __Applies to income tax reporting.__
|309-319|Local Taxable Wages|To be defined by State/local agency. \\ __Applies to income tax reporting.__
|320-330|Local Income Tax Withheld|To be defined by State/local agency. \\ __Applies to income tax reporting.__
|331-337|State Control Number|Optional. \\ __Applies to income tax reporting.__
|338-412|Supplemental Data 1|To be defined by user.
|413-487|Supplemental Data 2|To be defined by user.
|488-512|Blank|Fill with blanks.  Reserved for SSA use.