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Form 8955-SSA Software Vendors

Mandatory Electronic Filing for Certain Form 8955-SSA and 5500-series Returns

IR-2024-26, Jan. 29, 2024 — With the start of filing season the Internal Revenue Service today reminded employers of the Jan. 31 deadline to file Forms W-2 and other wage statements with the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Information about Form W-3 SS, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements (Info Copy Only), including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file. Anyone required to file Forms W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI must file Form W-3SS to transmit Copy A of these forms to the SSA.

Information about Publication 1223, General Rules and Specifications For Substitute Forms W-2c and W-3c, including recent updates. This publication is a reprint of the revenue procedure stating the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding the preparation and use of substitute forms for Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement, and Form W-3c, Transmittal of Corrected Wage and Tax Statements, for wages paid during the calendar year.

An information return is a tax document that reports certain payments during the calendar year to the IRS and the person you paid. If you have 10 or more information returns, you must file them electronically.

Gather documents you need to prepare and file your tax return.

Review a tax chart of information returns, reporting requirements and deadlines for Indian Tribal Governments.

Information return reporting

You must deposit and report your employment taxes on time.