940 Preparation report

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Use Part I of this report to review federal information to report on Form 940Closed Employers use Form 940 to report the annual Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) tax. FUTA tax, together with state unemployment systems, provides for payments of unemployment compensation to workers who have lost their jobs. Most employers pay both federal and state unemployment taxes. Only the employer pays the FUTA tax., Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return. Use Part II to review state information to report. 

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940 Preparation Part I - Compensation only:

Gross Wage

The amount of the employee's pay before any taxes or deductions

Exempt Wage

Payments exempt from federal unemployment tax

Over 7000

The total of payments made to each employee in excess of $7,000. Only the first $7,000 you paid to each employee in a calendar year is subject to FUTA tax.

Total Exempt

The amount of payments exempt from FUTA tax

Taxable Wage

The amount of pay that is taxed for the year-to-date

940 Preparation Part II:

State

The state

State ID

State ID from the state unemployment tax

YTD SUI Subject-To

The total pay subject to tax year-to-date, based on the wage limit for the tax

SUI Rate

The rate paid for state unemployment insurance

Contribution if @5.4%

The amount to contribute to FUTA tax using a rate of 5.4%

Contribution @ Expected Rate

The amount withheld based on the rate setup for the tax

Additional Credit

The amount of additional credits, which is a contribution at 5.4% less the contribution at the expected rate