Understanding Your CP137 Notice

 

What this notice is about

This notice tells you that your deposit requirements for Form 943, Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees, for next year may be different, based on your Form 943 tax from last year.


What you need to do

  • If your tax liability for last year was $50,000 or less, you are a monthly depositor next year. Monthly depositors must deposit taxes for wages accumulated during a month by the 15th of the following month.
  • If your tax liability for last year was over $50,000, you are a semi-weekly depositor next year. Semi-weekly depositors must deposit taxes for wages paid on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday by the following Friday. Taxes for wages paid on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday are due the following Wednesday.
  • If the tax amount we used to determine your tax requirement differs from your tax records, then you must determine the appropriate deposit schedule.
  • If the tax amount we used is zero, then you may have not received last year’s Form 943. Please file Form 943 as soon as possible. Do not file Form 943 if you were not required to file Form 943 or if you filed a Form 943 that did not show any tax.

Frequently asked questions

We have a record of your payments. Do not show your payments. Show the tax liabilities.

If you are a monthly depositor, enter the payroll tax due for each month in the monthly summary of federal tax liability. If you are a semi-weekly depositor, use Form 943-A, Agricultural Employer's Record of Federal Tax LiabilityPDF, to enter the tax due for each date you paid your employees.

The tax liability on the notice includes only the tax liability on your original Form 943 for last year. Do not include amended returns. Determine your deposit requirements based on the correct original tax liability for last year.

You must pay all deposits after December 31, 2010 electronically, unless your tax is less than $2,500. If your tax for the year is less than $2,500, you can pay with Form 943.

If your liability reaches $100,000, you must deposit the next business day. After that, you immediately become a semi-weekly depositor for the rest of the year and the next year.


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