IRS Releases Updated Notice 931 Employment Tax Deposit Schedule

The 2022 revision of Notice 931, Deposit Requirements for Employment Taxes, was released this week by the Internal Revenue Service.

The notice establishes the deposit schedule and rules for Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return. The deposit rules for Form 941 also apply generally to Forms 943, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees; 944, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return; 945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax; and CT-1, Employer’s Annual Railroad Retirement Tax Return.

Two deposit schedules, monthly and semiweekly, determine when employers deposit withheld employment taxes, the notice states. Employers reporting up to $50,000 ...