Withholding form statuses
Statuses show where your withholding forms are in the reporting process.
On the Withholding Forms page, you can check the status of all 945 and 1042 forms.
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Validation error | The form has been created, but it has errors. No PDF has been created and the form hasn't been sent to the IRS. Click the form's row to open the form. Then read the error message and fix the errors to create a PDF or send it to the IRS. |
| Ready to generate | The form has been created, but no PDF was created and the form hasn't been sent to the IRS. |
| Generating | The PDF is being created. |
| PDF Generated | The PDF has been created, but it has not been sent to the IRS. |
| Submitting | The form is being sent to the IRS. |
| Submitted | The form has been sent to the IRS. A confirmation number will be available when it is shared by the IRS |
| Accepted by the IRS | The form was sent and it has been accepted by the IRS. No further action is needed. Any changes made to these forms are considered corrections. |
| Rejected by the IRS | The form was sent to the IRS but it had errors and was not accepted by the IRS. On the Withholding Forms page, click the More options icon in the form's row and select Download IRS response to review the reason for rejection. Then edit the payer or form to fix the errors, save the form to generate a new file, and resubmit the form. Note: If your file is rejected after the deadline, you won't be penalized if you submit a corrected file within 10 days of when you submitted the original file. |