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<p tabIndex=0>To
help resolve error conditions that prevented Social Security
from processing your wage report, view the file on your backup copy.
If you received notification of errors in your submission, please view your error information at our Business Services Online (BSO) website.
There are two basic categories of errors:</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Submission Structure Errors" href="#structureerrors">Submission Structure Errors</a></li>
<li><a title="Wage Report Field Value Errors" href="#fielderrors">Wage Report Field Value Errors</a></li>
</ul>
<P tabIndex=0>Wage reporting errors can be caused by a variety of conditions. Determine the type of error, the possible cause, follow the instructions on the BSO website to correct
the error(s) and resubmit. Social Security offers a free service called AccuWage Online. Pre-testing your corrected file with AccuWage Online before resubmitting
will greatly reduce the possibility that Social Security will have to reject your resubmittal.
The AccuWage Online service can be found using the following link: &nbsp; <a href=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/accuwage/index.html>http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/accuwage/index.html</a>
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<strong>Note: </strong>Social Security strongly encourages you to use the Internet to transfer
wage report files. </p>
<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="structureerrors">Submission Structure Errors</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a title="Corrupt Submission" href="#corrupt">Corrupt Submission</a> </li>
<li><a title="Data After RF Record" href="#DataAfterRF">Data After RF/RCF Record</a></li>
<li><a title="Empty Submission" href="#EmptyMedia">Empty Submission</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Media" href="#InvalidMedia">Invalid Media</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Record Identifiers" href="#InvalidRecordIdentifiers">Invalid Record Identifiers</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Record Length" href="#InvalidRecordLength">Invalid Record Length</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Record Sequence" href="#InvalidRecordSequence">Invalid Record Sequence</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Resubmission Format" href="#InvalidResubmissionFormat">Invalid Resubmission Format</a></li>
<li><a title="Missing Record Identifiers" href="#MissingRecordIdentifiers">Missing Record Identifiers</a></li>
<li><a title="Missing RT or RCT Records" href="#MissingRTorRCTRecords">Missing RT or RCT Total Records</a></li>
<li><a title="Missing RW or RCW Records" href="#MissingRWorRCWRecords">Missing RW or RCW Employee Records</a></li>
<li><a title="Multiple Files on Submission" href="#MultipleF">Multiple Files on Submission</a></li>
<li><a title="Multiple Submitter Records" href="#MultipleS">Multiple Submitter Records</a></li>
<li><a title="Zero Byte Submission" href="#zero">Zero Byte Submission</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="fielderrors">Wage Report Field Value Errors</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#CorrIRSRes"><ABBR title="Corrections Pursuant to the IRS Resolution for Medical Teaching Hospitals">
</ABBR>Corrections Pursuant to the IRS Resolution for Medical Teaching Hospitals</a></li>
<li><a title="Empty Wage Report" href="#EmpWgRep">Empty Wage Report</a></li>
<li><a title="Incorrect Household Reporting" href="#IncHshRep">Incorrect Household Reporting</a></li>
<li><a href="#EINInvalid"><ABBR Title="Invalid Employer Indentification Number"></ABBR>Invalid Employer Identification Number (EIN)</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Employment Type (EET) Code" href="#EETInvalid">Invalid Employment Type (EET) Code</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Names and SSNs" href="#NameandSSNInvalid">Invalid Names and SSNs</a></li>
<li><a title="Invalid Tax Jurisdiction Code" href="#InvTaxJurs">Invalid Tax Jurisdiction Code</a></li>
<li><a href="#TaxYearInvalid"><ABBR title="Invalid Tax Year"></ABBR>Invalid Tax Year (TY)</a></li>
<li><a title="Medicare and Social Security W-2s Mixed (TY83-90)" href="#EETMixed">Medicare and Social Security W-2s Mixed (TY83-90)</a></li>
<li><a title="Medicare Wages & Tips Do Not Equal Social Security Wages/Tips (TY83-90)"
href="#MoneyMedicare">Medicare Wages &#038; Tips Do Not Equal Social Security Wages&#047;Tips (TY83-90)</a></li>
<li><a title="Medicare Wages & Tips or Medicare Tax Invalid for the Tax Year"
href="#TY$NonMedi">Medicare Wages &#038; Tips or Medicare Tax Invalid for the TY</a></li>
<li><a title="Medicare Wages & Tips Less Than Social Security Wages/Social Security Tips"
href="#MoneyInconsistent">Medicare Wages &#038; Tips Less Than Social Security Wages&#047;Social Security Tips</a></li>
<li><a title="Military Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-Military EIN"
href="#EETPossible">Military Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-Military EIN</a></li>
<li><a title="Military Wages May Be Reported Incorrectly"
href="#PossibleIncorrectMilitary">Military Wages May Be Reported Incorrectly</a></li>
<li><a href="#MoniesInv"><ABBR Title="Monies Invalid for the TY"></ABBR>Monies Invalid for the TY</a></li>
<li><a title="MQGE Employment Type (EET) Code Invalid for the Tax Year"
href="#TYEETNonMedi">MQGE Employment Type (EET) Code Invalid for the TY</a></li>
<li><a title="MQGE Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-MQGE Wages"
href="#EETTaxRate">MQGE Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-MQGE Wages</a></li>
<li><a href="#CorrRptEmp"><ABBR title="Originally Reported Employee Social Security Number Reported But No Correct Employee Social Security Number Reported">
</ABBR>Originally Reported Employee Social Security Number (SSN) Reported But No Correct Employee SSN Reported</a></li>
<li><a href="#RptMoneyNotCons"><ABBR title="Originally Reported Money Field Not Consistent With Corrected Money Field in EFW2C Format">
</ABBR>Originally Reported Money Field Not Consistent With Corrected Money Field in EFW2C Format</a></li>
<li><a title="Out of Balance Money Field(s)"
href="#Outofbalance">Out of Balance Money Field(s)</a></li>
<li><a title="Railroad Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-Railroad Wages"
href="#EINRailroad">Railroad Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-Railroad Wages</a></li>
<li><a href="#RlrEINNonRlr"><ABBR Title="Railroad EIN With Non-Railroad Employment Type (EET) Code"></ABBR>
Railroad EIN With Non-Railroad Employment Type (EET) Code</a></li>
<li><a title="Social Security Wages/Tips Amounts Invalid for the Tax Year"
href="#SSWagesInvalidforTY">Social Security Wages &#047; Tips Amounts Invalid for the TY</a></li>
<li><a title="Social Security Wages/Tips Equal Prior Tax Year Maximum"
href="#TY$PriorMax">Social Security Wages &#047; Tips Equal Prior TY Maximum</a></li>
<li><a title="Statute of Limitations" href="#TY$Statute">Statute of Limitations</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="moresources">Additional Sources of Information and Assistance</a></h3>
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<li>Use <a title="AccuWage Online" href="./accuwage/index.html">AccuWage Online </a> to identify most wage report errors and reduce the likelihood of submission rejection.</li>
<li>Use <a title="Social Security Number Verification System (SSNVS)" href="/employer/ssnv.htm">SSNVS </a> to determine which names and SSNs do not agree with our records before submitting them on a wage report. </li>
<li>For information on reporting names and SSNs, refer to <a title="Critical Links" href="/employer/critical.htm">Critical Links</a>.</li>
<li><a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 and W2C Electronically (EFW2)" href="/employer/pub.htm">Forms and Publications</a>.</li>
<li>Contact your local <a title="Employer Service Liaison Officer" href="/employer/wage_reporting_specialists.htm">Employer Service Liaison Officer</a>. </li>
<li>Contact Social Security's Employer Filing Assistance at 1-800-772-6270 (For TDD/TTY
call 1-800-325-0778) Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern
Time.)</li>
<li><a title="Glossary of Terms" href="#glossary">Glossary of Terms</a></li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="corrupt">Corrupt Submission</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">The submission could not be processed because it was unreadable.</p>
<p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="DataAfterRF">Data After RF/RCF Record</a></h3><p tabIndex="0">
The wage file we received contained data after the RF/RCF Record.
</p>
<p>
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RF/RCF Record is the last record in the report.</li>
<li>There is no other data after the RF/RCF Record.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EmptyMedia">Empty Submission</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">
The file we received did not contain a wage report or it contained a wage
report that did not include any data.</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="InvalidMedia">Invalid Media</a></h3></p>
<p tabIndex="0">
We cannot accept submissions on physical media.
Social Security currently accepts wage reports via the
following types of services:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li><a title="Business Services Online" href="/employer/what.htm">Business Services Online</a> wage filing (must be <a title="American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)" href="#ascii">ASCII</a> formatted).</li>
<li><a title="W-2 Online" href="/employer/what.htm">W-2 Online</a> (50 W-2s or less).</li>
<li><a title="W-2c Online" href="/employer/what.htm">W-2c Online</a> (25 W-2cs or less).</li>
<li>Electronic Data Transmission (via CyberFusion)</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="InvalidRecordIdentifiers">Invalid Record Identifiers</a></h3></p>
<p tabIndex="0">The wage report contains invalid Record Identifiers. Record
Identifiers are entered in the first two positions of each record on
<a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted reports and the first three positions of
each
record on <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted reports. Valid Record Identifiers
are shown in the lists below.</p>
<p>EFW2 Record Identifiers
</p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li><a title="Submitter Record" href="#RA">RA</a> - Submitter Record</li>
<li><a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE</a> - Employer Record</li>
<li><a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW</a> - Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional Employee Wage Record" href="#RO">RO</a> - Optional Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional State Record" href="#RS">RS</a> - Optional State Record</li>
<li><a title="Total Record" href="#RT">RT</a> - Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional Total Record" href="#RU">RU</a> - Optional Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional State Total Record" href="#RV">RV</a> - Optional State Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Final Record" href="#RF">RF</a> - Final Record</li>
</ul>
<P>EFW2C Record Identifiers
</p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li><a title="Corrected Submitter Record" href="#RCA">RCA</a> - Corrected Submitter Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Employer Record" href="#RCE">RCE</a> - Corrected Employer Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Employee Wage Record" href="#RCW">RCW</a> - Corrected Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Optional Employee Wage Record" href="#RCO">RCO</a> - Corrected Optional Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Optional State Record" href="#RCS">RCS</a> - Corrected Optional State Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Total Record" href="#RCT">RCT</a> - Corrected Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Optional Total Record" href="#RCU">RCU</a> - Corrected Optional Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Optional State Total Record" href="#RCV">RCV</a> - Corrected Optional State Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Final Record" href="#RCF">RCF</a> - Corrected Final Record</li>
</ul>
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check to ensure that all records contain valid Record Identifiers.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="InvalidRecordLength">Invalid Record Length</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">Some or all of the records on the wage report are not the correct length.
</p>
<p><em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted wage report contains at least one
record that is less than 512 positions.</li>
<li>The <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted wage report contains at least one
record that is less than 1024 positions.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0"><em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>For EFW2 formatted wage reports, ensure that each record is 512 positions.</li>
<li>For EFW2C formatted wage reports, ensure that each record is 1024 positions.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="InvalidRecordSequence">Invalid Record Sequence</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The records in the wage report were not in the proper sequence.
The basic record sequence of EFW2 and EFW2C formatted reports is shown below.</p>
<p tabIndex="0">Basic <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> Record Sequence</p>
<ul tabIndex="0"><li><a title="Submitter Record" href="#RA">RA</a> - Submitter Record</li>
<li><a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE</a> - Employer Record</li>
<li><a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW</a> - Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional Employee Wage Record" href="#RO">RO</a> - Optional Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional State Record" href="#RS">RS</a> - Optional State Record</li>
<li><a title="Total Record" href="#RT">RT</a> - Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional Total Record" href="#RU">RU</a> - Optional Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Optional State Total Record" href="#RV">RV</a> - Optional State Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Final Record" href="#RF">RF</a> - Final Record</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">Repeat RE through RV record for each wage report (W-3 and its associated W-2s). Repeat RW through RS record for each W-2.</p>
<p tabIndex="0">Basic <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> Record Sequence</p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li><a title="Corrected Submitter Record" href="#RCA">RCA</a> - Corrected Submitter Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Employer Record" href="#RCE">RCE</a> - Corrected Employer Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Employee Wage Record" href="#RCW">RCW</a> - Corrected Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a href="#RCO"><abbr title="Corrected Optional Employee Wage Record"></abbr>RCO</a> - Corrected Optional Employee Wage Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Optional State Record" href="#RCS">RCS</a> - Corrected Optional State Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Total Record" href="#RCT">RCT</a> - Corrected Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Optional Total Record" href="#RCU">RCU</a> - Corrected Optional Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Optional State Total Record" href="#RCV">RCV</a> - Corrected Optional State Total Record</li>
<li><a title="Corrected Final Record" href="#RCF">RCF</a> - Corrected Final Record</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">Repeat RCE through RCV record for each wage report (W-3c and its associated W-2cs). Repeat RCW through RCS record for each W-2c.</p>
<p tabIndex="0"> <em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Records are sorted improperly.</li>
<li>There was extraneous data found after the RF or RCF Record.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0"><em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check EFW2 formatted wage reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RA Record begins in position one of the first block of records.</li>
<li>The RF Record is the last record on the file.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check EFW2C formatted wage reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RCA Record begins in position one of the first block of records.</li>
<li>The RCF Record is the last record on the file.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check all wage reports to ensure that there is no extraneous data before
the RA/RCA Record or after the RF/RCF Record.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="InvalidResubmissionFormat">Invalid Resubmission Format</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The submission could not be processed because the <strong>original submission</strong> file type differs from the <strong>Resubmission</strong> file type. </p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
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<li>The electronic <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted wage report (512 byte) was resubmitted as an <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted wage report (1024 byte); or</li>
<li>The electronic <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted wage report (1024 byte) was resubmitted as an <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted wage report (512 byte).
</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Ensure that the Resubmission type is the same type as version 1 of your wage file. For example, if the original electronic file was submitted with a 512-byte length, then the Resubmission file must be a 512-byte file format as well. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MissingRecordIdentifiers">Missing Record Identifiers</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The wage report could not be processed because an <a title="End of File" href="#eof">EOF</a>, <a title="Final Record" href="#RF">RF Record</a> or <a title="Corrected Final Record" href="#RCF">RCF Record</a> was encountered before any <a title="Employee Wage Records" href="#RW">RW Records</a>
or <a title="Corrected Employee Wage records" href="#RCW">RCW Records</a> were processed.</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
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<li>The data is not in EFW2 format.</li>
<li>The records are not in the proper sequence.
</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RF Record is the last record.</li>
<li>There is at least one RW Record.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RCF Record is the last record.</li>
<li>There is at least one RCW Record.</li>
</ul>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MissingRTorRCTRecords">Missing RT or RCT (Total) Records</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The wage report did not contain a <a title="Total Record" href="#RT">RT</a> or <a title="Corrected Total Record" href="#RCT">RCT
Record</a>. <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted reports must contain a RT
Record and <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted reports must contain a
RCT Record.
<p tabIndex="0">During processing of EFW2 formatted wage reports, we balance
the wage reports by comparing our calculated totals of all the <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW
Records</a> in the report against the totals reported in the RT Record.</p>
<p tabIndex="0">During processing of EFW2C formatted reports, we balance the
wage reports by comparing our calculated totals of all the <a title="Corrected Employee Wage Record" href="#RCW">RCW
Records</a> in
the report against the totals reported in the RCT Record.</p>
<p tabIndex="0"><em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em></p><ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RT Record is missing from the EFW2 formatted report.</li>
<li>The RCT Record is missing from the EFW2C formatted report.</li>
<li>The Records in the wage report are not in the proper sequence.</li>
</ul>
<p><em>To correct this error condition:</em></p><ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check EFW2 formatted reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RF Record is the last record.</li>
<li>There is at least one RT record.</li>
<li>All other records are in the proper sequence.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check EFW2C formatted reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RCF Record is the last record.</li>
<li>There is at least one RCT record.</li>
<li>All other records are in the proper sequence.</li>
</ul>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MissingRWorRCWRecords">Missing RW or RCW (Employee) Records</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The wage report did not contain any <a title="Employee Wage Records" href="#RW">RW Records</a> or <a title="Corrected Employee Wage Record" href="#RCW">RCW Records</a> and at least one money field on the <a title="Total Record" href="#RT">RT Record</a> or <a title="Corrected Total Record" href="#RCT">RCT Record</a> was greater than zero or not blank.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
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<li>The RW or RCW Records are not in the proper sequence.
</li>
<li>The RW or RCW records have incorrect Record Identifiers.
</li>
<li>The RW or RCW Records are missing.
</li>
<li>The RT or RCT Record should not be present.
</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
Check your wage report to ensure that:
<li><a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted wage reports contain at least one RW Record.
</li>
<li><a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted wage reports contain at least one RCW Record.</li>
<li>All RW or RCW Records have valid Record Identifiers.</li>
<li>All records are in the proper sequence.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MultipleF">Multiple Files on Submission</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">We are unable to automatically process your electronic wage report
file because the compressed file we received contained multiple wage reports.
Each zipped file should only contain one wage report. Please resubmit each
wage report in the EFW2 format. If you wish to compress your individual wage
report files, use any compression tool which uses standard <em>zip</em> file format.</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MultipleS">Multiple Submitter Records</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">The submission contained more than one Submitter (RA or RCA) Record and could not be processed.</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="zero">Zero Byte Submission</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">The submission could not be processed because the file we received
was empty or did not contain any valid wage data.</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>You submitted the wrong file.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0"><em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check EFW2 formatted wage reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RA Record begins in position one of the first block of records.</li>
<li>The RF Record is the last record on the file.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check EFW2C formatted wage reports to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The RCA Record begins in position one of the first block of records.</li>
<li>The RCF Record is the last record on the file.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check all wage reports to ensure that there is no extraneous data before
the RA/RCA record or after the RF/RCF record.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="CorrIRSRes">Corrections Pursuant to the IRS Resolution for Medical Teaching Hospitals</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">
We were unable to process your <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a>
wage report. If you are submitting a correction wage report pursuant to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) resolution for Medical Teaching Hospitals, please contact your
<a title="Employer Service Liaison Officer" href="/employer/wage_reporting_specialists.htm">Employer Service Liaison Officer</a> for further reporting instructions.
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EmpWgRep">Empty Wage Report</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">
We were unable to process your <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a>
wage report because the report did not have at least one money field value in the RW/RO or RT/RU Records. </p>
<p>We were unable to process your<a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a>
wage report because the report did not have at least one money field value in the RCW/RCO or RCT/RCU Records or was not correcting either the Social Security Number,
name and/or one or more indicators
(<a title="Retirement Plan" href="#RetPln">Retirement Plan</a>, <a title="Statutory Employee" href="#StatEmp">Statutory Employee</a>,
<a title="Third-Party Sick Pay" href="#ThrdPartySick">Third-Party Sick Pay</a> indicators).
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check EFW2 formatted wage reports to ensure that:
<ul>
<li>At least one money field has a value greater than zero.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Check EFW2C formatted wage reports to ensure that:
<ul>
<li>At least one money field has a corrected money field value greater than zero or </li>
<li>Either the SSN and name and/or one or more indicators
(<a title="Retirement Plan" href="#RetPln">Retirement Plan</a>, <a title="Statutory Employee" href="#StatEmp">Statutory Employee</a>,
<a title="Third-Party Sick Pay" href="#ThrdPartySick">Third-Party Sick Pay</a> indicators) are being corrected. </li>
</ul></li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="IncHshRep">Incorrect Household Reporting</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">
The <a href="#EFW2"><ABBR Title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)"></ABBR>EFW2</a>
wage report could not be processed because the reported <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a> is not greater than 1993 or the Employment Type (EET) Code in the
<a href="#RE"><ABBR title="Employer Record "></ABBR>RE Record</a> is
Household (<em>H</em>)
but the <strong>sum of</strong> Social Security Wages and Social Security Tips was not equal to or greater than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage or Medicare Wages
and Tips was not equal to or greater than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
The <a href="#EFW2C"><ABBR Title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2C)"></ABBR>EFW2C</a>
wage report could not be processed because the reported Correct
<a href="#TY"><ABBR Title="Tax Year"></ABBR>TY</a>
is not greater than 1993 or the reported Correct Employment Type (EET) Code in the
<a href="#RCE"><ABBR title="Corrected Employer Record" ></ABBR>RCE Record</a>
is Household (<em>H</em>) but the:</br>
<ul>
<li><strong>sum of</strong> <u>Correct</u> Social Security Wages and <u>Correct</u> Social Security Tips was not equal to or greater than the yearly minimum amount, if the amount is greater than zero,
for Household coverage or <u>Correct</u> Medicare Wages and Tips was not equal to or greater than the yearly minimum amount, if the amount is greater than zero, for Household coverage and </li>
<li><strong>sum of</strong> <u>Originally</u> Reported Social Security Wages and <u>Originally Reported</u> Social Security Tips was not equal to or greater than
the yearly minimum amount, if the amount is greater than zero, for Household coverage or <u>Originally Reported</u> Medicare Wages and Tips was not equal to or greater than the yearly minimum amount, if the amount is greater than zero, for Household coverage.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check EFW2 formatted wage reports to ensure that:
<ul>
<li>The reported TY is greater than 1993; </li>
<li>The <strong>sum of</strong> Social Security Wages and Social Security Tips is not less than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage; and </li>
<li>Medicare Wages and Tips are not less than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage. </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Check EFW2C formatted reports to ensure that:
<ul>
<li>The reported Correct TY is greater than 1993; </li>
<li>The <strong>sum of</strong> <u>Correct</u> Social Security Wages and <u>Correct</u> Social Security Tips is not less than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage, if not zero; and</li>
<li><u>Correct</u> Medicare Wages and Tips are not less than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage, if not zero; and </li>
<li>The <strong>sum of</strong> <u>Originally Reported</u> Social Security Wages and <u>Originally Reported</u> Social Security Tips is not less than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage, if not zero; and</li>
<li><u>Originally Reported</u> Medicare Wages and Tips are not less than the yearly minimum amount for Household coverage, if not zero. </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.
</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EINInvalid">Invalid Employer Identification Number (EIN)</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">
The <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted wage report contained an invalid value
in the Employer/Agent <a title="Employer Indentification Number" href="#EIN">EIN</a> field of the <a href="#RE">
<ABBR title="Employer Record "></ABBR>RE Record</a>, or the <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted
report contained an invalid value in the original and/or corrected Employer/Agent
EIN field of the <a href="#RCE">
<ABBR title="corrected employer record"></ABBR>RCE Record</a>.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li><a title="IRS" href="#IRS">IRS</a> has not issued an EIN.</li>
<li>The first two positions of the EIN contain one of the following invalid number combinations: 00, 07, 08, 09, 17, 18, 19, 28, 29, 49, 69, 70, 78, 79, or 89.
(Note: The Internal Revenue Service does issue EINs beginning with some of these prefixes, but they are only issued to entities which are not expected to submit wage reports to SSA.
If the nature of your business has changed and you are now have wages to submit, please contact your
<a title="Employer Service Liaison Officer" href="/employer/wage_reporting_specialists.htm">Employer Service Liaison Officer</a> for assistance.) </li>
<li>The EIN is not nine numeric characters and contains letters, spaces, hyphens, prefixes, suffixes or some other non-numeric character.</li>
<li>Fields in a report shifted out of position.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the value of the Employer/Agent EIN field(s) on the RE or RCE Record to ensure that it:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Contains the EIN that was issued to your organization
by the IRS.</li>
<li>Does not contain one of the invalid number combinations shown in the list above.</li>
<li>Contains nine numeric characters.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check the structure of the wage report to ensure the fields are not shifted out of position.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EETInvalid">Invalid Employment Type (EET) Code</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">
The <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted report had an invalid Employment Type (EET) Code
in
the <a title="Employer record" href="#RE">RE Record</a>, or the <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted
report had in invalid Employment Type (EET) Code in the <a title="Corrected employer record" href="#RCE">RCE Record</a>.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the Employment Type (EET) Code to ensure it contains one of the following values:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li><em>A</em> for agricultural employees</li>
<li><em>H</em> for household employees</li>
<li><em>M</em> for military employees</li>
<li><em>Q</em> for <a href="#MQGE"><ABBR title="Medicare Qualified Government Employment "></ABBR>
MQGE</a> employees</li>
<li><em>X</em> for railroad employees</li>
<li><em>F</em> for all other employees if the employer files tax form 944</li>
<li><em>R</em> for all other employees if the employer files tax forms 941</li>
</ul>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="NameandSSNInvalid">Invalid Names and SSNs</a></h3></p><p tabIndex="0">
At least one or more of the <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Records</a> or <a title="Corrected Employee Wage Record" href="#RCW">RCW Records</a> in the wage report show names and/or <a title="SSNs"
href="#SSN">SSNs</a> that do not agree with our records. A high percentage of failure may indicate a strong probability that the incorrect names and/or SSNs were due to a data processing error.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the structure of the wage report to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Names and SSNs are in the proper positions in the <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW</a> Records
for <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> formatted reports.</li>
<li>Names and SSNs are in the proper positions in the <a title="Corrected Employee Wage Record" href="#RCW">RCW</a> Records
for <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> formatted reports.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check all names and SSNs to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The First Name and/or the Last Name fields are not blank.</li>
<li>The name agrees with the individual's name exactly as it is shown on the individual's Social Security Card.</li>
<li>The First Name, Middle Name and Last Name are provided in separate fields.</li>
<li>The Last Name field contains the name of individuals who have only a single name.</li>
<li>The individual's title (Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc) is not included in one of the name fields.</li>
<li>The SSN agrees with the individual's SSN exactly as it is shown on the individual's Social Security Card.</li>
<li>The SSN is nine numeric characters and does not contain letters, blanks, spaces, hyphens, prefixes or suffixes.</li>
<li>The SSN is not in reverse order.</li>
<li>The SSN does not begin with the numbers 666 or 9.</li>
</ul>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0"><strong>Note:</strong> For more information on invalid names and SSNs, refer to <a title="Critical Links" href="/employer/critical.htm">Critical Links</a>.</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="InvTaxJurs">Invalid Tax Jurisdiction Code</a></h3>
<p>The <a href="#EFW2"><ABBR Title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)"></ABBR>EFW2</a>
formatted wage report contained an invalid value in the <a href="#RE"><ABBR title="Employer Record "></ABBR>RE Record</a>
<a href="#InvTaxJurs" title="Tax Jurisdiction Code">Tax Jurisdiction Code</a>
field or reported monies are not valid for the Tax Jurisdiction Code or the reported RE Record <a href="#EETInvalid"><ABBR title="Employment Type (EET) Code "></ABBR>Employment Type (EET) Code</a>
is Railroad (<em>X</em>) but the Tax Jurisdiction Code is not “blank”.</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Check the following conditions to ensure that:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The reported Tax Jurisdiction code in position 220 of the RE Record is a valid value;</li>
<li>The reported money field values are valid for the Tax Jurisdiction Code; or</li>
<li>If the RE Record reported Employment Type (EET) Code is Railroad (<em>X</em>), then the RE Record reported Tax Jurisdiction Code must be “blank”. </li>
</ul></li>
<li> Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="TaxYearInvalid">Invalid Tax Year</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a> in the <a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE Record</a> or <a title="Corrected Employer Record" href="#RCE">RCE Record</a>
is invalid.</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the TY to ensure that it:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Contains four numeric characters. Non-numeric characters such as letters,
blanks, spaces, hyphens, prefixes or suffixes are invalid.</li>
<li>Contains a calendar year that is after 1977.</li>
<li>Does not contain the current calendar year.</li>
<li>Does not contain a <strong>future</strong> calendar year.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting.</li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EETMixed">Medicare and Social Security W-2s Mixed (TY83-90)</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">The wage report contains a single <a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE Record</a> followed by at least one <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Record</a> with <a title="Medicare Qualified Government Employee (MQGE)" href="#MQGE">MQGE</a> wages and at least
one RW Record with <a title="Non-Medicare Qualified Government Employee (MQGE)" href="#nonmqge">non-MQGE</a> wages.
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the wage fields on the RW Records to ensure they are correct.</li>
<li>If the wage fields are correct, then change the structure of the wage report to ensure that:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>RW Records with MQGE Wages and RW Records with Non-MQGE Wages are <strong>not</strong> reported after a single RE Record.</li>
<li>All RW Records with MQGE Wages follow a separate RE Record where the Employment Type (EET) Code field contains <em>Q</em> for MQGE.</li>
<li>All RW Records with Non-MQGE Wages follow a separate RE Record that contains a <a title="valid Employment Type (EET) Code" href="#EETInvalid">valid Employment Type (EET) Code</a> other than <em>Q</em>.</li>
</ul>
<li> Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0"><strong>Note:</strong> There are special situations that require
combined or split reporting of MQGE and Non-MQGE wages. Please refer to the <em>Special
Situations/Government Employer or Special Situations/Military Employer</em> section
of the EFW2 publication for additional information.
</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MoneyMedicare">Medicare Wages and Tips Do Not Equal Social Security Wages&#047;Tips (TY83-90)</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a> of the wage report is 1983-1990, and the value of the Medicare Wages and Tips field on one or more
<a href="#RW"><abbr title="Employee Wage Record"></abbr>RW Records</a> or
<a href="#RCW"><abbr title="Corrected Employee Wage Record"></abbr>RCW Records</a>
is <strong>not</strong> equal to the sum of Social Security Wages field plus the Social Security Tips field.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
When <a href="#EFW2" ><abbr title= "Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)"></abbr>EFW2</a> formatted reports are submitted for TYs 1983-1990 and
the Social Security Wages field or the Social Security Tips field are greater
than zero, then the Medicare Wages and Tips field must equal the sum of the
values of the Social Security Wages field and the Social Security Tips field.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the TY of wage report to ensure it is correct.</li>
<li>If the TY is 1983-1990 and is correct, then check the values of the Social Security Wages field and the Social Security Tips field to ensure the sum of these two fields matches the value in the Medicare Wages and Tips field.</li>
<li>Check the format of the Medicare Wages and Tips, the Social Security Wages and the Social Security Tips fields to ensure that they:</li>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Contain all numeric characters.</li>
<li>Do not contain any punctuation such as commas or dollar signs.</li>
<li>Do not contain signed amounts (e.g., positive or negative signs in front of numeric value).</li>
<li>Include dollars and cents with the decimal point assumed (e.g., enter $10.00 as 00000001000).</li>
<li>Do not include values that are rounded (e.g., enter $10.99 as 00000001099 not 00000001100).</li>
<li>Are right justified and filled with zeros to the left (e.g., enter $10.99 as 00000001099 not 10990000000).</li>
</ul>
<li> Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
When <a href="#EFW2C" ><abbr title= "Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2C)"></abbr>EFW2C</a>
formatted reports are submitted for Corrected TYs 1983-1990 and the Correct Social Security Wages field or the Correct Social Security Tips field are greater than zero,
then the Correct Medicare Wages and Tips field must equal the sum of the values of the Correct Social Security Wages field and the Correct Social Security Tips field.
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the TY of wage report to ensure it is correct.</li>
<li>If the Correct TY is 1983-1990 and is correct, then check the values of the Correct Social Security Wages field and the Correct Social Security Tips
field to ensure the sum of these two fields matches the value in the Correct Medicare Wages and Tips field. </li>
<li>Check the format of the Correct Medicare Wages and Tips, the Correct Social Security Wages and the Correct Social Security Tips fields to ensure that they:
<ul>
<li>Contain all numeric characters. </li>
<li>Do not contain any punctuation such as commas or dollar signs. </li>
<li>Do not contain signed amounts (e.g., positive or negative signs in front of numeric value). </li>
<li>Include dollars and cents with the decimal point assumed (e.g., enter $10.00 as 00000001000). </li>
<li>Do not include values that are rounded (e.g., enter $10.99 as 00000001099 not 00000001100). </li>
<li>Are right justified and filled with zeros to the left (e.g., enter $10.99 as 00000001099 not 10990000000). </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li> Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="TY$NonMedi">Medicare Wages and Tips or Medicare Tax Withheld Invalid for the <ABBR title="Tax Year"></ABBR>TY</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The wage report could not be processed because the <a href=#TY><ABBR title="Tax Year" ></ABBR>TY</a> was before 1983 and the value of the Medicare Wages and Tips field and&#047;or the Medicare Tax Withheld field in the <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Record</a> was greater than zero.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the TY of the wage report.</li>
<li>If the TY is correct, then check the values of the Medicare Wages and Tips
field; it must contain all zeros on wage reports submitted for TY 1982 or earlier.</li>
<li>If the TY is correct, then check the values of the Medicare Tax Withheld
field; it must contain all zeros on wage reports submitted for TY 1982 or earlier.</li>
<li> Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MoneyInconsistent">Medicare Wages and Tips Less Than Social Security Wages and/or Social Security Tips</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The wage report contains errors in the Social Security Wages, Social Security Tips and&#047;or Medicare Wages and Tips fields on the <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Record(s)</a>.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition, check each RW Record to ensure that:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>For TY 1983-1990, the Medicare Wages and Tips field equals the sum of the Social Security Wages field and the Social Security Tips field when the RW Record has Social Security Wages and/or Social Security Tips greater than zero.</li>
<li>For TY 1991 and later, the Medicare Wages and Tips field is equal to, or greater than the sum of the Social Security Wages field and the Social Security Tips field.</li>
<li>The Social Security Tax Withheld field equals zero when the sum of the Social Security Wages field and the Social Security Tips field equals zero.</li>
<li>The Social Security Tax Withheld field is greater than zero when the sum of the Social Security Wages field and the Social Security Tips field is greater than zero.</li>
<li>The Medicare Tax Withheld field equals zero when the Medicare Wages and Tips field equals zero.</li>
<li>The Medicare Tax Withheld field is greater than zero when the Medicare Wages and Tips field is greater than zero.</li>
<li> Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EETPossible">Military Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-Military EIN</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> This <a title="Employer Identification Number (EIN)" href="#EIN">EIN</a> is not registered with Social Security to report as type of employment code M (Military).
Employment Type (EET) Code Military should be used only to report full-time active duty earnings for members of the United States Armed Services.
If you are reporting full-time active duty earnings for members of the United States Armed Services, please contact your
<a title="Employer Service Liaison Officer" href="/employer/wage_reporting_specialists.htm">Employer Service Liaison Officer</a> for assistance.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Contact your local <a title="Employer Service Liaison Officer" href="/employer/wage_reporting_specialists.htm">Employer Service Liaison Officer</a>
for assistance when registering the EIN for military filing and to receive filing instructions.</li>
<li> Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="PossibleIncorrectMilitary">Military Wages May Be Reported Incorrectly</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> There is an error condition on the wage report that indicates wages are reported incorrectly.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The <a href="#EIN"><ABBR title="Employer Identification Number (EIN)"></ABBR>EIN</a> and Establishment Number on the
<a href="#RE"><ABBR title="Employer Record "></ABBR>RE Record</a>
indicate that wages are being reported for inactive duty military service or civilian employees, but the Employment Type (EET) Code on the RE Record is not <em>R</em> for Regular or Q for MQGE.</li>
<li>The <a href="#EIN"><ABBR title="Employer Identification Number (EIN)"></ABBR>EIN </a>and Establishment Number on the
<a href="#RE"><ABBR title="Employer Record "></ABBR>RE Record</a>
indicate that wages are being reported for full time active duty military service, but the Employment Type (EET) Code on the RE Record is not M for Military.
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Change the Employment Type (EET) Code on the RE Record to <em>R</em> for Regular if you are filing inactive duty military service wages,
or wages paid to civilian employees in the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirement system or if you are filing wages that are not subject to Social Security and Medicare Tax.</li>
<li>Change the Employment Type (EET) Code on the RE Record to Q for MQGE if you are filing wages paid to civilian employees in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS).</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<strong>Note:</strong> There are special situations that require combined or
split filing of MQGE and Non-MQGE wages. Please refer to the <em>Special Situations/Government
Employer or Special Situations/Military Employer</em> section of the EFW2 publication for additional
information.
</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="MoniesInv">Monies Invalid for the TY</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> At least one money field in the RT Record in the <a href="#EFW2" ><abbr title= "Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)"></abbr>EFW2</a>
format is not valid for the <a href=#TY><ABBR title="Tax Year" ></ABBR>TY</a> or at least one money field in the RCT Record in the
<a href="#EFW2C" ><abbr title= "Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2C)"></abbr>EFW2C</a> format is not valid for the TY.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The<a title="Tax Year" href="#TY"> TY</a> was reported incorrectly for the reported money fields in the RT or RCT Records.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>If the wage report is being submitted for the current TY, please ensure that the correct TY was reported. </li>
<li>If the wage report is being submitted for a prior TY, please ensure that the money field(s) being reported are valid for that TY.</li>
<li>For the EFW2 format, monies that are not valid for the TY must be reported as all blanks or all zeros; for the EFW2C format, monies that are not valid for the TY must be
all blanks.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="TYEETNonMedi">MQGE Employment Type (EET) Code Invalid for the TY</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The Employment Type (EET) Code in the <a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE Record</a> contains a <em>Q</em> for
<a title="Medicare Qualified Government Employee (MQGE)" href="#MQGE">MQGE</a> and is not valid for the <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a> reported.
Note: Only governmental employers should report Employment Type (EET) Code <em>Q</em>.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check the TY in the RE Record and change it if incorrect.</li>
<li>If the TY is correct, change the Employment Type (EET) Code in the RE Record to a <a title="valid Employment Type" href="#EETInvalid">valid Employment Type (EET) Code</a> other than <em>Q</em>.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EETTaxRate">MQGE Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-MQGE Wages</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The Employment Type (EET) Code in the <a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE Record</a> contains a <em>Q</em> for
<a title="Medicare Qualified Government Employee (MQGE) Wages" href="#MQGE">MQGE</a>, all wages reported in <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Records</a> appear to be
<a title="Non-Medicare Qualified Government Employee (MQGE) Wages" href="#nonmqge">Non-MQGE</a> and the value of the Social Security Tax Withheld field on at least one RW Record is too
low based on the Social Security Tax Rate for the <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a> being reported. Note: Only governmental employers should report Employment Type (EET) Code <em>Q</em>.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>If MQGE wages are being reported, then ensure the Medicare Wages and Tips field and the Medicare Tax Withheld field are accurate and greater than zero.</li>
<li>If Non-MQGE wages are being reported, then change the Employment Type (EET) Code to a <a title="valid Employment Type (EET) Code" href="#EETInvalid">valid Employment Type (EET) Code</a> that is other than <em>Q</em>.</li>
<li>Check the value of the Social Security Tax Withheld field on all RW Records
to ensure the amount withheld is accurate for the TY reported.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="CorrRptEmp">Originally Reported Employee Social Security Number (SSN) Reported But No Correct Employee SSN Reported</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0">
We were unable to process your <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> wage report.
If the Employees Originally Reported SSN is entered in the RCW Record (positions 4-12), then the Employees Correct SSN (positions 13-21)
must also be entered. </p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Check EFW2C formatted wage reports to ensure that:
<ul>
<li>The RCW Record contains an Originally Reported SSN and a Correct SSN in the wage report for every employee.</li>
<li>The SSNs are in the proper positions in the RCW Records.</li>
<li>The Correct SSN in the Employees RCW Record is a valid value other than “blank”.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="RptMoneyNotCons">Originally Reported Money Field Not Consistent With Corrected Money Field Reporting in EFW2C Format</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The <a href="#EFW2C" ><abbr title= "Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2C)"></abbr>EFW2C</a>
wage report contains errors in the Originally Reported money fields or Correct money fields on the
<a href="#RCW"><abbr title="Corrected Employee Wage Record"></abbr>RCW Records</a> or the <a href="#RCO"><abbr title="Corrected Optional Employee Wage Record"></abbr>RCO Record</a>.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition, check each RCW or RCO Record to ensure that::</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>If either the Originally Reported or Correct iteration of a money field is numeric, both fields must be entered as numerics.</li>
<li>If either the Originally Reported or Correct iteration of a money field is blank, both fields must be entered as blanks.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
</p>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="Outofbalance">Out of Balance Money Field(s)</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> At least one money field is out of balance.
</p><p tabIndex="0">We balance <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2 Electronically (EFW2)" href="#EFW2">EFW2</a> money fields by calculating
totals of the <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Record</a> and the <a title="Optional Employee Wage Record" href="#RO">RO Record</a> money
fields and comparing them to totals reported by submitters in the <a title="Total Record" href="#RT">RT
Record</a> and the <a title="Optional Total Record" href="#RU">RU Record</a> money fields.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
We balance <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> money fields by calculating totals of
the <a title="Corrected Employee Wage Record" href="#RCW">RCW
Record</a> and the <a title="Corrected Optional Employee Wage Record" href="#RCO">RCO Record</a> money fields and comparing them
to totals reported by submitters in the <a title="Corrected Total Record" href="#RCT">RCT Record</a> and the <a title="Corrected Optional Total Record" href="#RCU">RCU
Record</a> money fields.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>For EFW2 formatted reports:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Negative amounts in the RW or RO money fields; we process signed money fields as unsigned, which will change the totals you intended to report.</li>
<li>Failure to initialize the RT or RU money fields.</li>
<li>Failure to correctly calculate RT or RU money fields.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>For EFW2C formatted reports:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Negative amounts in the RCW or RCO money fields; we process signed money fields as unsigned, which will change the totals you intended to report.</li>
<li>Failure to initialize the RCT or RCU money fields.</li>
<li>Failure to correctly calculate RCT or RCU money fields.</li>
<li>Invalid Record Identifiers, which are dropped during processing. </li>
<li>Fields in a record being shifted out of position.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0"><em>To correct this error condition, check the wage report to ensure that:</em></p>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>It does not contain <a title="invalid Record Identifiers" href="#InvalidRecordIdentifiers">invalid Record Identifiers.</a></li>
<li>The fields in the record are not shifted out of position.</li>
<li>There are no negative amounts in any money fields.</li>
<li>Money field amounts on the Total Record are equal to the <strong>sum of</strong> all money field amounts on all Employee Wage Records following the last Employer Record.
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>For EFW2 formatted reports:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Amounts on the RT Record should equal the <strong>sum of</strong> all RW Records since the last RE Record.</li>
<li>Amounts on the RU Record should equal the <strong>sum of</strong> all RO Records since the last RE Record.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>For EFW2C formatted reports:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Amounts on the RCT Record should equal the <strong>sum of</strong> all RCW Records since the last RCE Record.</li>
<li>Amounts on the RCU Record should equal the <strong>sum of</strong> all RCO Records since the last RCE Record.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<br/>
<blockquote>For example: There are 20 RW Records since the last RE Record. The <strong>sum of</strong> amounts in the Wages, Tips and Other Compensation field for the 20 RW Records is $10,000.
The value of the Wages, Tips and Other Compensation field on the RT Record should be 000000001000000.
</blockquote></li>
<li>The Total Records are initialized (set to zero). The Total Records should not include money amounts carried forward from previous Total Records; they should contain the sum
of money field values of the Employee Wage Records since the last Employer Record.
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>For EFW2 Formatted Reports:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Amounts on the RT Record should not include amounts from previous RT or RU records in the report; it should only contain the <strong>sum of</strong> RW Records since the last
RE Record.</li>
<li>Amounts on the RU Record should not include amounts from previous RU or RT records in the report; it should only contain the <strong>sum of</strong> RO Records since the last
RE Record.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>For EFW2C Formatted Reports:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Amounts on the RCT Record should not include amounts from previous RCT or RCU records in the report; it should only contain the <strong>sum of</strong> RCW Records since the last
RCE Record.</li>
<li>Amounts on the RCU Record should not include amounts from previous RCU or RCT records in the report; it should only contain the <strong>sum of</strong> RCO Records since the last
RCE Record.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="EINRailroad">Railroad Employment Type (EET) Code and Non-Railroad Wages</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The RE or RCE record Employment Type (EET) Code is not X for Railroad and the RW Records contain nonzero Social Security and/or Medicare Wages and/or Taxes.
Note: Only earnings subject to the Railroad Retirement Act retirement system are to be reported as Employment Type (EET) Code <em>X</em>.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The Employment Type (EET) Code on the RE Record is not <em>X</em> for Railroad and</li>
<li>The wage report contains RW Records where the value of the:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Social Security Wages field is greater than zero and/or;</li>
<li>Social Security Tips field is greater than zero and/or;</li>
<li>Medicare Wages and Tips field is greater than zero and/or;</li>
<li>Medicare Tax Withheld field is greater than zero.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0"><em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>If you are filing non-Railroad wages, change the EIN on the RE Record to your non-Railroad EIN.</li>
<li>If you are filing Railroad earnings:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Change the Employment Type (EET) Code on the RE Record <em>X</em> for Railroad;</li>
<li>Reduce value of the Social Security Wages field to zero on all RW records;</li>
<li>Reduce value of the Social Security Tips field to zero on all RW records;</li>
<li>Reduce value of the Medicare Wages and Tips field to zero on all RW Records and</li>
<li>Reduce value of the Medicare Tax Withheld field to zero on all RW Records.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="RlrEINNonRlr">Railroad EIN With Non-Railroad Employment Type (EET) Code </a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The <a href="#EIN"><ABBR title="Employer Identification Number (EIN)"></ABBR>EIN</a>
and the <a href="#RE"><ABBR title="Employer Record "></ABBR>RE Record</a>
is registered with SSA to report Railroad earnings only, and the RE Record Employment Type (EET) Code is not <em>X</em> for Railroad.
Note: Only earnings subject to the Railroad Retirement Act retirement system are to be reported as Employment Type (EET) Code <em>X</em>.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>If you are filing non-Railroad wages, change the EIN on the RE or RCE Record to your non-Railroad EIN. </li>
<li>If you are filing Railroad earnings, change the Employment Type (EET) Code in the RE Record to a <a title="valid Employment Type (EET) Code " href="#EETInvalid">valid Employment Type (EET) Code </a> of “<em>X</em>”.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="SSWagesInvalidforTY">Social Security Wages/Tips Amounts Invalid for the TY</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a> field in the <a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE Record</a> is not the current TY and the value of the Social Security Wages field in a number of <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Records</a> is equal to the Social Security maximum for the current TY.
</p>
<p tabIndex="0">
<em>To correct this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>If the wage report is being submitted for the current TY, change the TY in the RE Record to the current TY.</li>
<li>If the wage report is being submitted for a prior TY, change the values of the Social Security Wages field in the RW Records to equal the Social
Security maximum for the TY being reported.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="TY$PriorMax">Social Security Wages and Tips Equal Prior TY Maximum</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> The <strong>sum of</strong> the Social Security Wages field and Social Security Tips field on at least one <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Record</a> appears to be limited to the maximum reportable amount for a <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a> before the TY on the wage report.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
<em>Possible causes of this error condition:</em>
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>The TY on the <a title="Employer Record" href="#RE">RE Record</a> is incorrect.</li>
<li>The value of the Social Security Wages field and&#047;or Social Security Tips field on at least one <a title="Employee Wage Record" href="#RW">RW Record</a> is limited to an incorrect maximum wage base.</li>
</ul>
</p>
<p tabIndex="0"><em>To correct this error condition:</em><ul tabIndex="0">
<li>Change the TY on the RE Record to the appropriate TY.</li>
<li>Change the Social Security Wage and&#047;or the Social Security Tips field on all of the affected RW Record(s) to the maximum reportable value for the TY being reported.</li>
<li>Pre-test with AccuWage Online before resubmitting. </li>
</ul>
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<h3 tabIndex="0"><a name="TY$Statute">Statute of Limitations</a></h3>
<p tabIndex="0"> We received your <a title="Specifications for Filing Forms W2C Electronically (EFW2C)" href="#EFW2C">EFW2C</a> submission more
than three years, three months and 15 days after the last day of the <a title="Tax Year" href="#TY">TY</a>.
In general, we cannot accept wage report corrections that <strong>reduce</strong> Social Security
Wages, Social Security Tips, or Medicare Wages and Tips after the statutory
period expires. There are some situations, however, which allow us to accept
wage report corrections beyond the statutory period.
</p><p tabIndex="0">
If your records indicate or you have evidence that we received the wage report prior to the expiration of the statutory period, such as:
<ul tabIndex="0">
<li>A letter from Social Security stating the submission was rejected.</li>
<li>Documentation from the IRS that indicates acceptance of IRS Form 941-X (944-X, 943-X, 945-X and CT-1X), Adjusted Employers Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund, for the corrected wage report.</li>
</ul>
<p tabIndex="0">If you have one of the items listed above or think there may be other extenuating circumstances that may allow us to accept the corrected submission, contact your local <a title="Employer Service Liaison Officers-ESLO's" href="/employer/wage_reporting_specialists.htm">Employer Service Liaison Officers (ESLO's</a>) or call 1-800-772-6270 (For TDD/TTY call 1-800-325-0778) Monday through Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., Saturday 5 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. or Sunday 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Eastern Time.</p>
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of wage reports before sending them to Social Security for processing. Specifically, the
AccuWage Online service checks the wage report to ensure it complies with the
EFW2 and EFW2C formats and provides error reports listing the errors found in the wage
report. <strong> Note:</strong> The AccuWage Online service identifies many, but
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and SSNs. The likelihood of submission rejection, though not eliminated, is
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<dt><a name="Establishment"><H4>Establishment Number</H4></a>
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<dt><a name="RA"><H4>RA Record</H4></a>
<dd>The Submitter Record. This must be the first record on each file and contain information regarding the submitter of the wage report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
<dt><a name="RCA"><H4>RCA Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected Submitter Record. This must be the first record on each file and contain information regarding the submitter of the corrected wage report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
<dt><a name="RCE"><H4>RCE Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected Employer Record. This record contains information regarding the employer for whom the wage report is being submitted. A new RCE Record must be generated in a wage report each time any of the information in the record changes.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
<dt><a name="RCF"><H4>RCF Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected Final Record. This record is the last record of a corrected wage report and contains the total number of RCW Records in the report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
<dt><a name="RCO"><H4>RCO Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected optional Employee Record. This record contains information regarding the employee and their corrected wages when wages are being submitted for one of the U.S. Territories such as Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, etc.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
<dt><a name="RCS"><H4>RCS Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected optional State Record. This record contains information regarding the corrected employee wages subject to state taxes.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
<dt><a name="RCT"><H4>RCT Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected Total Record. This record contains the <strong>sum of</strong> all RCW Records in the corrected wage report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
<dt><a name="RCU"><H4>RCU Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected optional Total Record. This record contains the <strong>sum of</strong> all RCO Records in the corrected wage report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
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<dd>The corrected optional State Total record. This record contains the <strong>sum of</strong>
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<dt><a name="RCW"><H4>RCW Record</H4></a>
<dd>The corrected Employee Wage Record. This record contains information regarding the employee and their corrected wages.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
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<dt><a name="RE"><H4>RE Record</H4></a>
<dd>The Employer Record. This record contains information regarding the employer for whom the wage report is being submitted. A new RE Record must be generated in a wage report each time any of the information in the record changes.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
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<dd>An indicator used whenever an employee has participated in an employer maintained retirement plan or a collectively bargained plan.
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<dd>The Final Record. This record is the last record and contains the total number of RW Records in the report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
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<dt><a name="RO"><H4>RO Record</H4></a>
<dd>The optional Employee Record. This record contains information regarding the employee and their wages when wages are being submitted for one of the U.S. Territories such as Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, etc.
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<dt><a name="RS"><H4>RS Record</H4></a>
<dd>The optional State Record. This record contains information regarding the employee wages subject to state taxes.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
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<dd>The Total Record. This record contains the <strong>sum of</strong> all RW Records in the wage report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
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<dd>The optional Total Record. This record contains the <strong>sum of</strong> all RO Records in the wage report.<em> Select the browser's back button to return.</em>
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