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Government Websites#

- Website for Social Security http://www.ssa.gov/employer/pub.htm
- 2017 W2 form https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw2.pdf
- 2017 General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw2w3.pdf

W2 Forms#

FormComments
2-on-a-page FormLayout has no change.
4 corners FormLayout has no change.
4-on-a-page FormLayout has no change.

For Windward Report Versions#

For 2017, RPRW2 supports the folliwng forms: NOTE: RP1099RW supports 2 on a page form only|

For Oracle Report Versions. Supported for 2017 and 2018 YE only.#

For 2017, RP2W supports the following forms: NOTE: Oracle Reports will only be supported for 2017 and 2018 Year End, then Oracle report versions will no longer be supported. Important: For Oracle reports, RPW2/RP1099R must be run and the report sent to the PDF file instead of to the previewer. RPW2/RP1099R aligns the W2/1099R government forms in PDF format and allows the user to adjust the parameters of 'Adjust Top Margin' and ‘Between Form Space’ fields when generating the PDF file. Once the PDF file is generated, the Page set up does not need to be adjusted when printing.

For Windward report, RPW2W supports the 4-on-a-page Self-mailer form only.

EFW2 File - Record Changes#

A new box 12 Code FF money field, Permitted Benefits Under a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (Code FF), has been added to the:

Other Changes#

Effective Tax Year 2017, the EFW2 publication cover has a new look and feel.

Important Notes #

The Social Security Administration (SSA) will return electronic and paper wage files which contain a W-2 with any of the following conditions: SSA will return electronic and paper wage files which contain a W-2 with any of the following conditions for employment type Household only:

If the error condition occurs, SSA will notify submitters and employers by email or postal mail to correct their wage file, retest in AccuWage Online and resubmit the wage file to SSA. To ensure prompt notification, please verify that your E-Mail address in the RA Record is correct and complete.

FILING REMINDERS #

Electronic Filing Filing Deadlines
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) deadline for electronic filing is January 31, 2018 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw2w3.pdf.