941 Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return

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941 for 2026:

Form
(Rev. March 2026)

Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return

950126
OMB No. 1545-0029

Department of the Treasury — Internal Revenue Service

Report for this Quarter of 2026

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Employer identification number (EIN)

(Check one.)

Name (not your trade name)

1: January, February, March
2: April, May, June

Trade name (if any)

3: July, August, September
4: October, November, December

Address
Number

Street

Suite or room number

Aggregate Return Filers Only
City

State

Type of filer (check one):
Section 3504 Agent
Certified Professional Employer
Organization (CPEO)
Other Third Party

Foreign postal code

Foreign province/county

Read the separate instructions before you complete Form 941. Type or print within the boxes.

Part 1:

Answer these questions for this quarter. Employers in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico must skip lines 2 and 3, unless you have employees who
are subject to U.S. income tax withholding.

Number of employees who received wages, tips, or other compensation for the pay period
including: Mar. 12 (Quarter 1), June 12 (Quarter 2), Sept. 12 (Quarter 3), or Dec. 12 (Quarter 4)

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Wages, tips, and other compensation

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Federal income tax withheld from wages, tips, and other compensation .

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If no wages, tips, and other compensation are subject to social security or Medicare tax

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Column 2

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× 0.029 =
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Taxable social security wages .

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Taxable social security tips .

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Taxable Medicare wages & tips.

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Taxable wages & tips subject to
Additional Medicare Tax withholding

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Total social security and Medicare taxes. Add Column 2 from lines 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d .

5f

Section 3121(q) Notice and Demand—Tax due on unreported tips (see instructions)

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Total taxes before adjustments. Add lines 3, 5e, and 5f .

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Current quarter’s adjustment for fractions of cents .

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Current quarter’s adjustment for sick pay .

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Current quarter’s adjustments for tips and group-term life insurance .

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Total taxes after adjustments. Combine lines 6 through 9

× 0.124 =
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Check here and go to line 6.

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Qualified small business payroll tax credit for increasing research activities. Attach Form 8974

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Total taxes after adjustments and nonrefundable credits. Subtract line 11 from line 10 .

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Total deposits for this quarter, including overpayment applied from a prior quarter and
overpayments applied from Form 941-X, 941-X (PR), or 944-X filed in the current quarter

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Balance due. If line 12 is more than line 13, enter the difference and see instructions

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Overpayment. If line 13 is more than line 12, enter the difference

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Routing number

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Account number

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15d Type:

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15b Check one:

Checking

Savings

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Apply to next return.

Send a refund.

You MUST complete both pages of Form 941 and SIGN it.
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.

www.irs.gov/Form941 Cat. No. 17001Z

Form 941 (Rev. 3-2026) Created 4/1/25

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Foreign country name

ZIP code

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950224
Name (not your trade name)

Employer identification number (EIN)

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Part 2:

Tell us about your deposit schedule and tax liability for this quarter.

If you’re unsure about whether you’re a monthly schedule depositor or a semiweekly schedule depositor, see section 11 of Pub. 15.
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Line 12 on this return is less than $2,500 or line 12 on the return for the prior quarter was less than $2,500,
and you didn’t incur a $100,000 next-day deposit obligation during the current quarter. If line 12 for the prior
quarter was less than $2,500 but line 12 on this return is $100,000 or more, you must provide a record of your
federal tax liability. If you’re a monthly schedule depositor, complete the deposit schedule below; if you’re a
semiweekly schedule depositor, attach Schedule B (Form 941). Go to Part 3.
You were a monthly schedule depositor for the entire quarter. Enter your tax liability for each month and total
liability for the quarter, then go to Part 3.
Tax liability:

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Month 2
Month 3
Total liability for quarter

Total must equal line 12.

You were a semiweekly schedule depositor for any part of this quarter. Complete Schedule B (Form 941),
Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors, and attach it to Form 941. Go to Part 3.

Part 3:
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Tell us about your business. If a question does NOT apply to your business, leave it blank.

If your business has closed or you stopped paying wages .
enter the final date you paid wages

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Check here and

; also attach a statement to your return. See instructions.

If you’re a seasonal employer and you don’t have to file a return for every quarter of the year .

Part 4:

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Check here.

May we speak with your third-party designee?

Do you want to allow an employee, a paid tax preparer, or another person to discuss this return with the IRS? See the
instructions for details.
Yes. Designee’s name and phone number
Select a 5-digit personal identification number (PIN) to use when talking to the IRS.
No.

Part 5:

Sign here. You MUST complete both pages of Form 941 and SIGN it.

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.

Print your
name here

Sign your
name here

Date

Print your
title here
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Best daytime phone

Paid Preparer Use Only

Check if you’re self-employed

Preparer’s name

PTIN

Preparer’s signature

Date

Firm’s name (or yours
if self-employed)

EIN

Address

Phone

City

Page 2

State

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ZIP code

Form 941 (Rev. 3-2026)

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Month 1

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Form 941-V,
Payment Voucher
Purpose of Form
Complete Form 941-V if you’re paying your balance due
on Form 941 by check or money order. We will use the
completed voucher to credit your payment more promptly
and accurately, and to improve our service to you.
To avoid a penalty, make your payment with Form 941
only if:
• Your total taxes after adjustments and nonrefundable
credits (Form 941, line 12) for either the current quarter or
the preceding quarter are less than $2,500, you didn’t
incur a $100,000 next-day deposit obligation during the
current quarter, and you’re paying in full with a timely filed
return; or
• You’re a monthly schedule depositor making a
payment in accordance with the accuracy of deposits
rule. See section 11 of Pub. 15 for details. In this case,
the amount of your payment may be $2,500 or more.
Otherwise, you must make deposits by electronic funds
transfer (EFT). An EFT can be made using the Electronic
Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), IRS Direct Pay, or
your IRS business tax account. Don’t use Form 941-V to
make federal tax deposits. You can also pay your balance
due by EFT instead of sending Form 941-V. If you pay
your balance due by EFT, file your return using the
Without a payment address under Where Should You File?
in the Instructions for Form 941; don’t file Form 941-V. For
more information about EFTPS or to enroll in EFTPS, go
to www.eftps.gov. For more information about IRS Direct
Pay, go to www.irs.gov/DirectPay. For more information
about making an EFT through your IRS business tax
account, go to www.irs.gov/BusinessAccount. See
section 11 of Pub. 15 for deposit instructions. Don’t use
Form 941-V to make federal tax deposits.

CAUTION

you pay an amount with Form 941 that should’ve
been deposited, you may be subject to a penalty. See
Deposit Penalties in section 11 of Pub. 15.

Specific Instructions
Box 1—Employer identification number (EIN). If you
don’t have an EIN, you may apply for one online by going
to www.irs.gov/EIN. You may also apply for an EIN by
faxing or mailing Form SS-4 to the IRS. If you haven’t
received your EIN by the due date of Form 941, write
“Applied For” and the date you applied in this entry space.
Box 2—Amount paid. Enter the amount paid with
Form 941.
Box 3—Tax period. Darken the circle identifying the
quarter for which the payment is made. Darken only
one circle.
Box 4—Name and address. Enter your name and
address as shown on Form 941.
• Enclose your check or money order made payable to
“United States Treasury.” Be sure to enter your
EIN, “Form 941,” and the tax period (“1st Quarter 2026,”
“2nd Quarter 2026,” “3rd Quarter 2026,” or “4th Quarter
2026”) on your check or money order. Don’t send cash.
Don’t staple Form 941-V or your payment to Form 941 (or
to each other).
• Detach Form 941-V and send it with your payment
and Form 941 to the address in the Instructions for
Form 941.
Note: You must also complete the entity information
above Part 1 on Form 941.

Form

Detach Here and Mail With Your Payment and Form 941.

941-V

Payment Voucher

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

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OMB No. 1545-0029

2026

Don’t staple this voucher or your payment to Form 941.
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Enter your employer identification
number (EIN).

Dollars

Cents

Enter the amount of your payment.

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Make your check or money order payable to “United States Treasury.”

3 Tax Period

4 Enter your business name (individual name if sole proprietor).

1st
Quarter

3rd
Quarter

Enter your address.

2nd
Quarter

4th
Quarter

Enter your city, state, and ZIP code; or your city, foreign country name, foreign province/county, and foreign postal code.

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Making Payments With Form 941

Use Form 941-V if you’re paying your balance due
! on Form 941 by check or money order. However, if
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