Due Date for efiled W2/W3

[indyscott]

What's the due date for efiled W2/W3. I missed sending one in, but can I still efile it? I've never efiled W2/W3, but it looks like it's the same/similar to any other efile return.

Also, what is "AccuWage"? The program prompted me to start it if I wanted, and it looks like a SSA internet thing, and wanted to start with a test file. I just cancelled it.

[Chrisbry]

Accuwage needs to be downloaded from SSA. Are you registered on SSA site? You will need a login & password to e-file W-2's with them.

I've done all my clients W-2s this way for 2 years now. I'm hoping to eliminate the unnecessary matching letters from scanning errors on the SSA's behalf.

Not sure when the efile deadline is though -- sorry.

[Lion EA]

31 March?

[Medlin Software, Dennis]

Deadline is end of March. Accuwage is available (free) to test your efw2 file "before" you submit it.

[indyscott]

I am registered with SSA Business Services, which I use to check SSN's for new employees. Is the Accuwage efile different from the ATX efile?

I'll look at the SSA Business Services website to see what I can learn there. I'm just a little confused by why the ATX program prompts me to use Accuwage if I can efile through ATX direct, like any other efile I do.

I've prepared w2/w3 in ATX and created an efile for them. I've just been waiting to transmit it to ATX until I heard something from y'all on the message board.

[Chrisbry]

W-2's aren't transmitted to ATX.

You create the file, check them with Accuwage and then upload the file to the SSA website.