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Tax filing

How Payrollix files your taxes — an overview

Payrollix automatically prepares, reconciles, and transmits your federal and state payroll tax returns each quarter and at year-end. You do not file Form 941, 940, W-2, or 1099 — we do. This article explains how that works and what role you play.

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Forms we file automatically

A complete list of the federal and state payroll tax returns Payrollix prepares and files for you, plus the amendments we handle when something needs correcting.

Tax filing

What you need to provide so we can file

The setup data and authorizations Payrollix needs from each client before we can file on their behalf. Most of this is collected once during onboarding and rarely changes.

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How tax payments work

Tax filings and tax payments are two different things. The filing is the return the agency receives; the payment is the money. Payrollix handles both — this article covers the payment side.

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What happens if a return rejects — and what we do about it

Most returns transmit and accept on the first try. The ones that do not return a specific reject code from the agency and have to be fixed before they can be retransmitted. Here is how Payrollix handles rejects and when you need to do anything about it.

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State tax filing coverage

Payrollix files state payroll taxes in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. The mechanism is not the same in every state, but the result is — the return is on file at the agency, on time, with an acknowledgment.