Quarterly 941 Tax Returns For Construction

Construction Businesses - With employees have to prepare, file and pay Federal 941 Payroll reports by the end of the month following the end of the previous quarter. 

Payroll Taxes Are Calculated - On gross wages. Federal payroll taxes are paid based on the individual schedule set up by the Internal Revenue Service. It based on the total payroll liabilities schedule can be semi-weekly / monthly / quarterly. The 941 payroll tax reports are due on a quarterly basis (including no payroll) All outstanding payroll liabilities must be paid by the due date of the quarterly report.

Are You An Employee - Of your construction business? By that I mean do you take a formal payroll and receive a W-2 at the end of the year? Depending on your company structure you may or may not be an employee. Do you have any other employees? If you are anyone else in your company they need to an employee with regular payroll / taxes taken out of each check / W-2 at the end of the year and payroll taxes paid.

The Amounts Declared - On your quarterly 941 reports and your annual 940 (Federal Unemployment) and the year-end W-2’s all need to match each other. Otherwise you could send a red flag that may trigger an audit.

Things Have Changed - Now the IRS has can request a copy of your QuickBooks file for an intense review. Now more than ever you need to be sure your bookkeeping is clean and proper. This is one area where a Bad Bookkeeping can cost you and your company a lot of money in back taxes, fines and penalties.

Do Not Hire “1099 Employees” - Any non-employees need to be properly licensed as they are in business for themselves or should be an employee of another company. Casual construction labor needs can be met by using “temp service” like Madden Industrial Craftsman or Labor Ready and as part of their fees it covers the cost of their employee payroll taxes.

Most States Have Online Databases - To check on the status of a business by company name or owner’s name. You need to be aware that State and Federal government agencies talk to one another. Most states have employers fill out a “New Hire” form to notify the State of the location of new employees.

Most States Will Check - Their records for “Outstanding Child Support” liabilities. This database is linked to all 50 states and Tribal Agencies. It is important for business owners not to get into a position where they will be forced to assume the financial liability for some or all of your employee's children due to issues regarding payments due to the state agencies.

If You Are You Still Using the IRS Tax Guide – I recommend looking into our Payroll Processing Service because it could save you time and money.

Having Processed Construction Payroll In Washington State - For over thirty years we understand their guidelines very well and we know who and where to call when the things gets “wacky”.

With Our Cloud Based Bookkeeping Services - You have a wonderful alternative to having everything on your desktop or notebook computer. Electronic tax reporting forms can be quick and easy to fill out if you know what you are doing, if not we can help.

You May Still Need A Way To Prove - That you sent the quarterly tax forms to the appropriate tax agencies. In those cases you can print the reports on your printer as needed.

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