Publication 51 |
2000 Tax Year |
12. Reconciling Wage Reporting Forms
When there are discrepancies between amounts reported on Form 943
filed with the IRS and Forms W-2 and W-3 filed with the SSA, the IRS
must contact you to resolve the discrepancies. This costs time and
money for the Government and for you.
To help reduce discrepancies--
- Report bonuses as wages and as social security and Medicare
wages on Forms W-2 and 943.
- Report social security and Medicare wages and taxes
separately on Forms W-2, W-3, and 943.
- Report social security taxes on Form W-2 in the box for
social security tax withheld, not as social security wages.
- Report Medicare taxes on Form W-2 in the box for Medicare
tax withheld, not as Medicare wages.
- Make sure social security wages for each employee do not
exceed the annual social security wage base.
- Do not report noncash wages not subject to social security
or Medicare taxes as social security or Medicare wages.
To reduce the discrepancies between amounts reported on Forms W-2,
W-3, and 943:
- Be sure the amounts on Form W-3 are the total amounts from
Forms W-2.
- Reconcile Form W-3 with your Form 943 by comparing amounts
reported for--
- Income tax withholding, social security wages, social
security tips, and Medicare wages and tips.
- Social security and Medicare taxes. The amounts shown on
Form 943, including current year adjustments, should be approximately
twice the amounts shown on Form W-3.
- Advance eamed income credit.
Amounts reported on Forms W-2, W-3, and 943 may not match for valid
reasons. If they do not match, you should determine that the reasons
are valid. Keep your reconciliation so you will have a record of why
amounts did not match in case there are inquiries from the IRS or the
SSA.
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