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Withholding Submission Available Online Beginning January 2023

December 20, 2022
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Electronic Submission of Withholding W-2s and 1099s

  

Phoenix, AZ—The Arizona Department of Revenue has taken steps to make submitting W-2s and 1099s easier and faster for employers. 

Employers are required each year to submit to the Department of Revenue copies of all the W-2s issued to their employees, and the 1099s that include Arizona withholding, along with the annual Arizona Withholding Reconciliation Return – Form A1-R and Arizona Annual Payment Withholding Tax Return - Form A1-APR.

Employers must submit all withholding returns electronically - Form A1-R, 1099s, and W-2s (A.R.S. § 43-323(F)). This submission will be for the 2022 tax year, due date January 31, 2023. 

The Department currently has three methods by which employers may file Forms A1-R and A1-APR electronically: 

  1. Register at AZ Web File (AZFSET) to bulk-file its return by uploading a .csv file.
  2. Register at AZTaxes and use the data input method to submit its return i.e. registered users are able to enter data in an online interactive form. 
  3. Registered transmitters of AZ Web File (AZFSET) can bulk file using the transmission method.

Electronically submitting federal Forms W-2, W-2c, W-2G, and 1099 to the Department:

  1. Through AZTaxes to use the Manual data input method, or to upload the supported federal forms as a formatted .txt file.
  2. Through AZ Web File (AZFSET) to upload the supported federal forms as a .txt file.
  3. Registered transmitters of AZ Web File (AZFSET) can bulk-file using the transmission method.

 

Be advised, those filing withholding reconciliation will need to do so via AZTaxes Manual Entry, or register for an AZ Web File account to upload.

For the 2022 tax year, due January 31, 2023, all W-2s will need to be submitted by one of these online electronic methods.

Note: Form 1099-S began being accepted on December 16, 2022, with a filing deadline of March 31, 2023. The filing requirement and layout are available at https://azdor.gov/e-services/e-services-w-2-1099.

Arizona is not offering a general withholding electronic filing or electronic payment waiver for the 2022 tax year. Please see ADOR online tutorials for specifics on the data input or upload methods of electronically filing.

For updates and the latest news on electronic submissions, subscribe to our Withholding Tax subscription service at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZDOR/subscriber/new. 

 

Tuesday, December 20, 2022