Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees

Sections 3101(a) and (b), and 3111(a) and (b), 3402(p), and 6011(a) and (b) of the Internal Revenue Code and sections 31.6011(a)-1 and 31.6011(a)-4 of the Employment Tax Regulations require agricultural employers to report (a) the employees' and employers' FICA taxes on wages and (b) the amounts withheld for income tax. Form 943 is used for this purpose. Sections 3101(a) and (b), 3111(a) and (b), and 6011(a) and (b) of the Internal Revenue Code and section 31.6011(a)-1 of the Employment Tax Regulations require agricultural employers in Puerto Rico to report the employees' and employers' FICA taxes on wages. Form 943-PR is used for this purpose. Section 6302(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and section 31.6302-l(g) of the Employment Tax Regulations require agricultural employers who are semiweekly depositors to deposit the taxes accumulated during the semiweekly period within 3 banking days of the end of the period. Section 31.6302-l(c)(3) of the Employment Tax Regulations requires that agricultural employers, who on any day within a deposit period accumulate $100,000 or more of employment taxes, must deposit them by the close of the next banking day. Forms 943-A and 943A-PR are optional forms that may be used by agricultural employers to show their tax liabilities for the semiweekly periods and $100,000 one-day rule. Form 943-X is used to correct errors made on Form 943, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees, for one year only. Form 943-X-PR, for use in Puerto Rico, is used to correct errors made on Form 943, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees, for one year only. (Use este formulario para corregir errores hechos en el Formulario 943-PR, Planilla para la Declaración Anual de la Contribución Federal del Patrono de Empleados Agrícolas, para un solo año.) Form 943 Sch R allows 1) an agent appointed by an employer or payer or 2) a customer who enters into a contract that meets the requirements under 7705(e)(2) or 3) a client who enters into a service agreement described under Regulations section 31.3504-2(b)(2) with a Certified Professional Employer Organization, to allocate information reported on Form 943 to each client.

The latest form for Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees expires 2023-12-31 and can be found here.

Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees

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