Free Form 941 (Rev. January 2009) - Federal


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Form (Rev. January 2009)

941 for 2009:

Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return
Department of the Treasury -- Internal Revenue Service --

950109
OMB No. 1545-0029

(EIN) Employer identification number

Report for this Quarter of 2009
(Check one.)

Name (not your trade name)

1: January, February, March 2: April, May, June 3: July, August, September

Trade name (if any)

Address
Number Street Suite or room number

4: October, November, December

City

State

ZIP code

Read the separate instructions before you complete Form 941. Type or print within the boxes.

Part 1: Answer these questions for this quarter.
1 2 3 4 5 Number of employees who received wages, tips, or other compensation for the pay period including: Mar. 12 (Quarter 1), June 12 (Quarter 2), Sept. 12 (Quarter 3), Dec. 12 (Quarter 4) Wages, tips, and other compensation Income tax withheld from wages, tips, and other compensation If no wages, tips, and other compensation are subject to social security or Medicare tax Taxable social security and Medicare wages and tips: Column 1 Column 2 5a Taxable social security wages 5b Taxable social security tips 5c Taxable Medicare wages & tips 1 2 3

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Check and go to line 6.

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.124 = .124 = .029 =

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5d 6

5d Total social security and Medicare taxes (Column 2, lines 5a + 5b + 5c = line 5d) 6 7 Total taxes before adjustments (lines 3 + 5d = line 6) CURRENT QUARTER'S ADJUSTMENTS, for example, a fractions of cents adjustment. See the instructions. 7a Current quarter's fractions of cents 7b Current quarter's sick pay 7c Current quarter's adjustments for tips and group-term life insurance 7d TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS. Combine all amounts on lines 7a through 7c 8 9 10 11 Total taxes after adjustments. Combine lines 6 and 7d Advance earned income credit (EIC) payments made to employees Total taxes after adjustment for advance EIC (line 8 ­ line 9 = line 10) Total deposits for this quarter, including overpayment applied from a prior quarter and overpayment applied from Form 941-X or Form 944-X

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7d 8 9 10

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12a COBRA premium assistance payments (see instructions) 12b Number of individuals provided COBRA premium assistance reported on line 12a 13 14 15 Add lines 11 and 12a Balance due. If line 10 is more than line 13, write the difference here For information on how to pay, see the instructions. Overpayment. If line 13 is more than line 10, write the difference here You MUST complete both pages of Form 941 and SIGN it.
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the back of the Payment Voucher.

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Check one Apply to next return. Send a refund. Next
Form

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Cat. No. 17001Z

941

(Rev. 1-2009)

950209
Name (not your trade name) Employer identification number (EIN)

Part 2: Tell us about your deposit schedule and tax liability for this quarter.
If you are unsure about whether you are a monthly schedule depositor or a semiweekly schedule depositor, see Pub. 15 (Circular E), section 11. 16 17 Check one: Write the state abbreviation for the state where you made your deposits OR write "MU" if you made your deposits in multiple states. Line 10 is less than $2,500. Go to Part 3. You were a monthly schedule depositor for the entire quarter. Enter your tax liability for each month. Then go to Part 3. Tax liability: Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Total liability for quarter

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Total must equal line 10.

You were a semiweekly schedule depositor for any part of this quarter. Complete Schedule B (Form 941): Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors, and attach it to Form 941.

Part 3: Tell us about your business. If a question does NOT apply to your business, leave it blank.
18 If your business has closed or you stopped paying wages enter the final date you paid wages / / . Check here. Check here, and

19 If you are a seasonal employer and you do not have to file a return for every quarter of the year

Part 4: May we speak with your third-party designee?
Do you want to allow an employee, a paid tax preparer, or another person to discuss this return with the IRS? See the instructions for details. Yes. Designee's name and phone number Select a 5-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) to use when talking to the IRS. No. ( ) ­

Part 5: Sign here. You MUST complete both pages of Form 941 and SIGN it.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.

Sign your name here

Print your name here Print your title here / / Best daytime phone ( ) ­

Date

Paid preparer's use only
Preparer's name Preparer's signature Firm's name (or yours if self-employed) Address City
Page

Check if you are self-employed Preparer's SSN/PTIN Date EIN Phone State ZIP code
Form

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941

(Rev. 1-2009)

Form 941-V, Payment Voucher
Purpose of Form
Complete Form 941-V, Payment Voucher, if you are making a payment with Form 941, Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return. We will use the completed voucher to credit your payment more promptly and accurately, and to improve our service to you. If you have your return prepared by a third party and make a payment with that return, please provide this payment voucher to the return preparer. Caution. Use Form 941-V when making any payment with Form 941. However, if you pay an amount with Form 941 that should have been deposited, you may be subject to a penalty. See Deposit Penalties in section 11 of Pub. 15 (Circular E).

Specific Instructions
Box 1--Employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have an EIN, apply for one on Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, and write "Applied For" and the date you applied in this entry space. Box 2--Amount paid. Enter the amount paid with Form 941. Box 3--Tax period. Darken the capsule identifying the quarter for which the payment is made. Darken only one capsule. Box 4--Name and address. Enter your name and address as shown on Form 941. Enclose your check or money order made payable to the "United States Treasury." Be sure to enter your EIN, "Form 941," and the tax period on your check or money order. Do not send cash. Do not staple Form 941-V or your payment to Form 941 (or to each other). Detach Form 941-V and send it with your payment and Form 941 to the address in the Instructions for Form 941. Note. You must also complete the entity information above Part 1 on Form 941.

Making Payments With Form 941
To avoid a penalty, make your payment with Form 941 only if: Your net taxes for the quarter (line 10 on Form 941) are less than $2,500 and you are paying in full with a timely filed return or You are a monthly schedule depositor making a payment in accordance with the Accuracy of Deposits Rule. See section 11 of Pub. 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide, for details. In this case, the amount of your payment may be $2,500 or more. Otherwise, you must deposit your payment at an authorized financial institution or by using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). See section 11 of Pub. 15 (Circular E) for deposit instructions. Do not use Form 941-V to make federal tax deposits.

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941-V
Form
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Detach Here and Mail With Your Payment and Form 941.

Payment Voucher
Do not staple this voucher or your payment to Form 941.
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OMB No. 1545-0029

2009
Dollars Cents

1 Enter your employer identification number (EIN).

Enter the amount of your payment.
4 Enter your business name (individual name if sole proprietor).

3 Tax period

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

Enter your address.

Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.

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Form 941 (Rev. 1-2009)

Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. We need it to figure and collect the right amount of tax. Subtitle C, Employment Taxes, of the Internal Revenue Code imposes employment taxes on wages, including income tax withholding. This form is used to determine the amount of the taxes that you owe. Section 6011 requires you to provide the requested information if the tax is applicable to you. Section 6109 requires you to provide your identifying number. If you fail to provide this information in a timely manner, you may be subject to penalties and interest. You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books and records relating to a form or instructions must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by section 6103. However, section 6103 allows or requires the IRS to disclose or give the information shown on your tax return to others as described in the Code. For example, we may disclose your tax information to the Department of

Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the District of Columbia for use in administering their tax laws. We may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. The time needed to complete and file Form 941 will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average time is: Recordkeeping Learning about the law or the form Preparing the form Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS 12 hr., 39 min. 40 min. 1 hr., 49 min. 16 min.

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making Form 941 simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can write to: Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send Form 941 to this address. Instead, see Where Should You File? on page 4 of the Instructions for Form 941.