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You can use the EFTPS Report as a source of information when preparing to use the over-the-phone system for an EFTPS deposit of a 941 payment. You also have the option of printing either the short or long version of the EFTPS Phone Payment Worksheet.
Open the File > Print dialog by using one of the following methods: (1) clicking the Print button on the toolbar, (2) clicking the Print Reports icon on the shortcut bar, or (3) choosing Print Reports from the File menu. On the Reports tab in the Print dialog, double-click EFTPS Report to move this report to the Selected pane. With EFTPS Report still highlighted, click the Options button to open the print options dialog for this report.
The EFTPS Report lists the following information:
- Payroll Date - Blank line for your manual entry.
- Transaction Date - Blank line for your manual entry.
- Employer EIN - From the EIN field in the File > Client Properties dialog.
- 4-digit PIN - Blank line for your manual entry.
- Tax Type Number - 940/941/944
- Tax Period - In MM/YY format, for the last month of the specified quarter.
- Settlement Date - Blank line for your manual entry.
- FICA-SS - application-calculated amount (for liability plus expense).
- FICA-Med - application-calculated amount (for liability plus expense).
- Fed W/H - application-calculated amount.
- Total Deposit - application-calculated total.
- Verification Code - application-calculated code based on the deposit amount.
- Acknowledgement EFT number - Blank line for your manual entry.
See also: Payroll CS reports; Payroll Compliance module reports
Print options
Print options for a report may be saved as part of a report profile. Otherwise, print options automatically revert to their default settings when you deselect a report for printing or exit the Print dialog (unless the Save report options checkbox is marked in the Print tab of the Setup > User Preferences dialog).
General tab
Choose one of the following options from the drop-down list:
- <ALL> (default selection)
- 1st payroll checkbook
- 2nd payroll checkbook
- nth payroll checkbook
Choose one of the following options from the drop-down list:
- Current month (default selection)
This option refers to the calendar month of the check creation, not of the check date.
- Previous quarter
This option includes all checks entered during the previous quarter, regardless of the check date.
Note: The application uses the current payroll period to determine the previous quarter.
- Current quarter
This option includes all checks entered during the current quarter, regardless of the check date.
Note: The application uses the current payroll period to determine the current quarter.
- Current year
This option refers to the calendar year of the check creation, not of the check date.
- Latest check date
Includes check records only with the latest check date and filters out any other check records.
- Selected ranges
If you choose this option, you may also fill in one or more of the following starting and/or ending dates to limit the range(s) of printed or handwritten check records to include in the report:
- Check date: Start/End
- Period end date: Start/End
- Check number: Start/End
- 1st - 4th quarter
These options include all checks entered during the specified quarter, regardless of the check date. You must also specify the year of the selected quarter - Current year or Previous year.
- Current detail period/Previous detail period/Specific detail period (Only available if detailed payroll periods are active for this client)
These options include check records created during the current, previous, or a specified detail payroll period.
For information on selecting an appropriate range option for your report, see Range options for reports overview.
941/944 Taxes
Mark this checkbox to include 941 or 944 tax information in the report. The report will default to the form that is selected in the Payroll tab of the Client Properties dialog. If neither the 941 nor the 944 checkbox is marked in Client Properties, the report will default to include 941 tax information.
940 Taxes
Mark this checkbox to include 940 tax information in the report.
Phone Payment Worksheet checkbox
Mark this checkbox if you wish to print a phone payment worksheet. When this checkbox is marked, the options below become available.
Short/Long
You may choose to print either the short or long EFTPS phone payment worksheet. If you are unfamiliar with the EFTPS phone payment process, choose the long worksheet.
PIN
Enter the client PIN number.
Payment Date (if not next business day)
Enter the payment date if it is anything but the next business day. This option is only available when the long worksheet is selected.
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