The “Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation” section is listed as question #6 under Part 3 of Form 941-X, which is needed to claim the employee retention tax credit. Instructions are below for the Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation section.
Key 941-X Tax Form Takeaways:
- Correction of Reported Wages: Understand the process to correctly adjust wages, tips, and other compensation initially reported on Form 941.
- Detailed Correction Examples: Learn through specific examples how to correct over or under-reported employee compensation.
- Importance of Accurate Reporting: Recognize the significance of precise corrections to ensure compliance and accurate tax filings, affecting Forms W-2 and W-2c.
See Important 2024 Employee Retention Tax Credit Deadline Information at the Bottom of This Article.
Form 941-X:
6. Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation
Part 3: Enter the corrections for this quarter. If any line doesn’t apply, leave it blank.
6. Wages, tips, and other compensation (Form 941, line 2)
Adjusted Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund
Part 3, “6. Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation“ from Form 941X published by the Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service (IRS), OMB No. 1545-0029, revised in April 2022.
Instructions for Form 941-X:
6. Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation
If you’re correcting the wages, tips, and other compensation you reported on Form 941, line 2, enter the total corrected amount for all employees in column 1. In column 2, enter the amount you originally reported or as previously corrected. In column 3, enter the difference between columns 1 and 2. This line doesn’t apply to Form 941-SS.
If you or the IRS previously corrected the amount reported on Form 941, line 2, enter in column 2 the amount after any previous corrections.
Example – Wages, tips, and other compensation increased. You reported $9,000 as total wages, tips, and other compensation on line 2 of your 2022 first quarter Form 941. In May of 2022, you discovered that you had overlooked $1,000 in tips for one of your employees. To correct the error, figure the difference on Form 941-X as shown.
Example – Wages, tips, and other compensation decreased. You reported $9,000 as wages, tips, and other compensation on line 2 of your 2022 first quarter Form 941. In May of 2022, you discovered that you included $2,000 in wages for one of your employees twice. To correct the error, figure the difference on Form 941-X as shown.
Example – Auto allowance; wages, tips, and other compensation increased. You paid one of your employees a $500 monthly auto allowance from October through December 2021, and didn’t treat the payments as taxable wages. In February 2022, you realized that the payments were wages because they weren’t reimbursements of deductible business expenses that were substantiated and paid under an accountable plan. You correct the error by treating the auto allowance as wages subject to income, social security, and Medicare taxes. Report the additional $1,500 of wages on Form 941-X, lines 6, 8, 12, and, if applicable, line 13.
Be sure to explain the reasons for the corrections on line 43
TIP: The quarterly amount on line 6, column 1, should be used to figure the annual amount to report on your Forms W-2 or Forms W-2c. This amount should also generally be used for any business expense deduction on your income tax return (or amended return) for wages paid.
Adjusted Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund
Instructions for Part 3, “6. Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation“ came from the IRS Instructions for Form 941-X published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Department of the Treasury, revised in April 2022.
Conclusion and Summary on 941-X: 6. Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation, Form Instructions
The “Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation” section is just one of forty three detailed questions and calculations you must complete correctly on the 941X IRS Form. Listed as question #6 under Part 3 of the 941X, be sure to answer the Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation question #6 correctly.
How To Fill Out Form 941-X For the Employee Retention Tax Credit?
Need Help Completing / Filing IRS Form 941-X?
Disaster Loan Advisors can assist your business in filing an amended Form 941 Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return (for 2020 and 2021), which is IRS Form 941-X Adjusted Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund.
This tax form is required to be filled out correctly and filed for each qualifying quarter in 2020 and 2021 to ensure your business claims the maximum Employee Retention Credit (ERC) / Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC).
– Did you calculate your company’s maximum ERC Tax Credit correctly?
– Are you claiming all the ERC Credit for each qualifying quarter?
– Are you maximizing the total amount of ERC Credit your company qualifies for?
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Deadlines to File IRS Form 941-X in 2024 and 2025
The 2020 ERC Credit Tax Year deadline of 4/15/24 has already passed. Good news? The opportunity to retroactively claim your business Employee Retention Credit for the prior 2021 Tax Year is still available, with a next year April 15, 2025 deadline.
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How to Claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC / ERTC) and Receive Up to a $26,000 Refund Per Employee
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Depending on eligibility, business owners and companies can receive up to $26,000 per employee based on the number of W2 employees you had on the payroll in 2020 and 2021.
The ERC / ERTC Program is a valuable tax credit you can claim. This is money you have already paid to the IRS in payroll taxes for your W2 employees.
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