Tax year 2021 schemas and business rules for employment tax Modernized e-File (MeF) forms

 

The tables below provide links to the Tax Year 2021 Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schemas, Business Rules, and Release Memorandum for the Employment Tax Forms (Form 94x series).

Throughout the year, multiple versions of Schemas and Business Rules may be in use at the same time. The table reflects the effective dates in the Assurance Testing System (ATS) and Production System, for each version.

Tax year 2021 documents

Tax year 2021 Form 94x (annual forms)

Version Available Date ATS Dates Production Dates
2021v2.0  10/14/2021 Start: 11/21/2021
End: TBD
Business Rules Change Page dated 12/28/2023

Tax year 2021 Form 941x (quarterly forms)

Version Available Date ATS Dates Production Dates
2021v3.0 05/29/2021 Start: 06/20/2021
End: TBD
Business Rules Change Page dated 12/28/2023

94x online signature PIN registration application

Version Available Date ATS Dates Production Dates
CUv3.0 05/17/2018 Start: 10/29/2018
End: TBD
Start: 01/08/2019
End: TBD

Form 9465

Version Available Date ATS Dates Production Dates
CUv26.0 11/13/2023 Start: 12/17/2023
End: TBD
Start: 01/29/2024
End: TBD
CUv27.0 06/06/2024 Not valid in ATS Not valid in production

Schemas and business rules for Employment Tax Modernized e-File (MeF) Forms

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