{"id":475,"date":"2020-10-13T10:04:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T10:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tax1099.com\/blog\/?p=475"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:50:13","slug":"what-is-form-944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tax1099.com\/blog\/what-is-form-944\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Form 944?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IRS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax1099.com\/payroll-tax-forms\/efile-form-944-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Form 944<\/a> is used to report annual federal taxes. This form is designed for small employers (those with annual liability for social security, Medicare, and federal income taxes of $1000 or less) so they can file and pay taxes once a year instead of every quarter.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Would You Use 944?<\/h2>\n<p>The IRS will notify you if you need to file a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/forms-pubs\/about-form-944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">944<\/a> instead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax1099.com\/payroll-tax-forms\/efile-form-941-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">941<\/a>, 941-SS, or 941-PR. If you haven&#8217;t been notified to file a 944 but estimate your employment tax liability will be less than $1000, contact the IRS.<\/p>\n<h3>Form 944 Deadlines<\/h3>\n<p>The following are the due dates for each filing type. Forms must be transmitted to the IRS before the deadline.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IRS eFile &gt; January 31<\/li>\n<li>IRS eFile (If taxes are already paid) &gt; February 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If a due date falls on a weekend or holiday, it will be due the next business day.<\/p>\n<h3>How to eFile 944 for the Year 2020?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax1099.com\/\">Tax1099<\/a> is the go-to source for your tax information reporting with IRS. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax1099.com\/payroll-tax-forms\/efile-form-944-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eFile Form 944 Online<\/a> for the year 2020 using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax1099.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tax1099<\/a>. Don\u2019t wait for the deadline eFile Now.!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRS Form 944 is used to report annual federal taxes. This form is designed for small employers (those with annual liability for social security, Medicare, and federal income taxes of $1000 or less) so they can file and pay taxes once a year instead of every quarter. Why Would You Use 944? The IRS will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[97,98,91],"class_list":["post-475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-payroll-forms","tag-97","tag-form-944","tag-payroll-forms"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Is Form 944 | Filing Requirements | How To eFile | Deadlines 2020<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IRS Form 944 is used to report annual federal taxes. 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