Prepare and print Form 941, Schedule B, and Form 940
PrintOverview
This article explains how to prepare and print Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, and, if required, Schedule B, Employer's Record of Federal Tax Liability. It also explains how to prepare and print Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return.
Assumptions
You have an active Enhanced or Standard Payroll Subcription.
Expected Outcome
You will be able to prepare Forms 940, 941 and 941 Schedule B.
Details
- Form 941 is a quarterly form. Your Form 941 filing due date is the last day of the month that follows the end of the quarter. See IRS 941 filing instructions.
- Form 940 is an annual form. Your Form 940 filing due date is January 31. See IRS 940 filing instructions.
Before you begin, ensure you have the latest release of your QuickBooks program and the latest tax table update.
To prepare Form 941/Schedule B or Form 940:
Process payroll forms.
- QuickBooks Pro and Premier: Choose Employees > Payroll Forms & W-2s > Process Payroll Forms.
- QuickBooks Simple Start: Under Money Out, move your pointer over Payroll, then click Go to the Payroll Center. In the, click Process Payroll Forms at the bottom.
Select Federal form and click OK.
Select a form to process, and then click OK.
Example:
- Quarterly Form 941/Schedule B - Interview for your Form 941/Schedule B;or
- Annual Form 940/Sch. A-Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return)
Click the drop-down arrows and select the Year or Quarter and Quarter Ending dates. Click OK.
Complete the interview and click Next to proceed to your form.
Review all the information on your Form to make sure it is complete and accurate.
The 941 form in QuickBooks has to have the correct payment frequency selected in order to determine if a Schedule B should be included when efiling the form.
If the wrong frequency is selected (anything other then semi-weekly for the frequency), the Schedule B will not be e-filed and you will receive a notice.
If you need to enter information in a field that is currently blank, enter it directly in the field. The new data displays in blue. (It is not blue when you print the form.)
If you need to edit information that is incorrect:
- Right-click in the field and choose Override.
- Enter the new data in the Override box and press Tab. The new data displays in green to indicate that you manually changed data exported from QuickBooks. (It is not green when you print the form.)
- If you need to undo an override, right-click in the field and choose Cancel Override.
- Filing period: To specify a different filing period, close your existing form and create a new one. Editing the filing period on the form does not automatically change the other fields on the form.
- Totals: You should not change any field that is a sum of other fields on the form. QuickBooks calculates these automatically. To change a total, change one of the fields used to calculate it.
- Employer Identification number (EIN) or Social Security number (SSN): To edit an EIN or a SSN, close the payroll tax form, edit the information in the appropriate place in QuickBooks, and then start a new form. Do not save your form and open it again after editing the information in QuickBooks, because QuickBooks does not export new data into existing forms.
To read more about the form, click View details about this form. Click Check for Errors to identify and fix any form errors. Click Save and Close to save your changes and come back later.
You can read the filing and printing instructions at the bottom then click Print for Your Records to print your form.
Click Submit Form to electronically file your form.
You can print the PDF form you saved by opening up the form and clicking File at the top toolbar of your PDF form. Select Print from the menu list.
External Links
For more information on Form 940, refer to the following articles:
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