Department of the Treasury -- Internal Revenue Service Form 4996 (Rev. October 1998)
Electronic/Magnetic Media Filing Transmittal for Wage and Withholding Tax Returns
OMB Clearance No. 1545-1463
Instructions: Please complete 2 copies of this form and enclose with tape shipment or submit to transmission reception site. 1 Reporting Agent name and address (Street, City, State, and ZIP code) 2 Employer (EIN) 3 Tax period ended
4 Check the box showing the type of tax return
being submitted ( Check only one box. ) Telephone: ( ) 940 941
5 Transmission ID(s) or reel number(s)
6 Number of tax returns submitted on file(s) identified in Item 1 7 Total taxes (Add the amount for this item on all tax returns. ) 8 Total taxes deposited (Add the amount for this item on all tax returns. ) 9 Submission medium:
electronic transmission
magnetic media
other
10 Have you filed Form 8655, Reporting Agent
11 Enter the total number of Forms 941c or other
Authorization, for the filing of electronic and/or magnetic media federal tax returns for all returns submitted with this filing? Yes No
attachments included as supporting documentation for this shipment or transmission.
Note: Do not use this for m to submit For ms W-2. Contact the Social Security Administration to obtain magnetic tape reporting instructions for For ms W-2. Authorization Under penalties of perjury, I declare that the tax returns on the enclosed magnetic tape(s) or in the electronic transmission(s) identified on Line 1 above and the accompanying schedules and statements are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, correct, and complete. (Check if submitting Forms 940) For the Forms 940 on the enclosed magnetic media(s) or in the electronic transmission(s) identified on Line 1 above, I declare under penalties of perjury that no part of any payment made to a state unemployment fund claimed as a credit was or is to be deducted from the payments to employees. Signature of agent or authorized employee responsible for preparation of tax returns
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Cat. No. 42158V Form
4996
(Rev. 10-98)