Arizona Form Arizona Quarterly Withholding Tax Return A1-QRT For information or help, call one of the numbers listed: Each employer pays the tax withheld to the Arizona Department of Phoenix (602) 255-3381 Revenue (department) using the deposit schedule that applies to that employer. From area codes 520 and 928, toll-free (800) 352-4090 Tax forms, instructions, and other tax information Why is Form A1-QRT required? If you need tax forms, instructions, and other tax information, go An employer must withhold Arizona income tax from wages paid to the department’s website atwww.azdor.gov. for services performed in Arizona. Income tax must be withheld, Withholding Tax Procedures and Rulings unless those wages are exempt from Arizona withholding tax. In These instructions may refer to the department’s withholding tax addition, Arizona income tax may be withheld from pensions, and procedures and rulings for more information. To view or print gambling or prize winnings that are subject to federal withholding these, go to our website and selectReports & Legal Research from under section 1441 or section 3402(q) of the internal revenue code. the main menu, then click on Legal Research and select a The employer must remit the tax withheld to the department based Document Type and a Category from the drop down menus. on the deposit schedule that applies to that employer. Publications Employers must reconcile the amounts withheld during the quarter To view or print the department’s publications, go to our website, to the amounts paid during the quarter. Form A1-QRT is filed for select Reports & Legal Research from the main menu, and click this purpose. onPublications in the left hand column. Form A1-QRT is also used as: • The payment transmittal form for payments made on a quarterly General Information basis when those payments are made by check or money order; Arizona law requires employers 1 to withhold Arizona income tax and, from: • The written notification to the department that the business is • The payment of wages, salary, or bonus to any employee cancelling its withholding registration. whose compensation is for services performed within Arizona, NOTE: For details about other returns and forms that may be unless those wages are exempt from Arizona income tax required, see Withholding Tax Procedure (WTP) 16-2, What withholding; Withholding Tax Forms and Returns to File and When to File • The premature withdrawal of state and local retirement Them. contributions; • Pensions; and, Who Must File Form A1-QRT • Payments of prize winnings subject to federal withholding All employers, except employers who remit Arizona income tax on under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §§ 1441 or 3402(q) from2 : an annual basis, must file Form A1-QRT. Employers that remit o The Arizona state lottery commission, Arizona income tax on any of the following schedules must file o Arizona sanctioned horse or dog racing, Form A1-QRT to reconcile their withholding deposits for the o A fantasy sports operator, or, calendar quarter: o An event wagering operator • Quarterly At the request of the individual receiving the payment, Arizona • Monthly income tax may be withheld from the following: • Semi-weekly • Retired or retainer pay for service in the military or naval forces • Next day of the United States; Form A1-QRT is also used as: • Payments under the United States civil service retirement • The payment transmittal form for payments made on a quarterly system from the United States government service retirement basis when those payments are made by check or money order, and disability fund; and as, • Pensions; • The written notification to the department that the business is • Traditional Individual Retirement Accounts; cancelling its withholding registration. • Any other annuity; • Unemployment compensation; and NOTE: An employer must file Form A1-QRT for every quarter. • Out-of-state wages earned by an Arizona resident, if the This includes quarters in which the employer has not withheld any employer and the employee agree to withhold Arizona income Arizona tax. For those quarters, the employer must file a Form tax. A1-QRT that shows zero withholding liability. These returns must be filed until the employer cancels its withholding registration by For additional information on withholding requirements, refer to the filing a final Form A1-QRT. The only exception is for employers Employer’s Instructions for the Employee’s Arizona Withholding that qualify to file and pay on an annual basis (Form A1-APR). Election (Form A-4 Instructions). 1 Arizona law provides that all amounts withheld are to be treated as if the 2 Payers of prize winnings are required to withhold an amount equal to 20% of withholding was from wages paid to an employee. For ease of reading, the amount withheld pursuant to section 1441 or section 3402(q) of the internal “employer(s)” as used in these instructions refers to employers and to payers of revenue code. other nonpayroll payments that withhold Arizona income tax from payments to employees, beneficiaries or payees. Similarly, “employee(s)” includes employees, recipients, beneficiaries and payees. |
Arizona Form A1-QRT Exception for annual payment return (Form NOTE: Arizona law states that all amounts withheld are to be A1-APR) treated as if the withholding was from wages paid to an Certain employers may make their withholding payments on an employee. If you file federal Form 941 to report federal annual basis and file an annual withholding tax return on Form withholding on Arizona wages and federal Form 945 to report A1-APR. These employers will not file Form A1-QRT or Form federal withholding on Arizona non-wage payments for the same A1-R. Employer Identification Number (EIN), file one A1-QRT to An employer may make its Arizona withholding payments on reconcile the total Arizona withholding for the quarter. Do not file more than one original A1-QRT for the same EIN for the an annual basis if all of the following conditions are met: same quarter. • The employer has established a history of withholding activity by filing the quarterly tax return (Form A1-QRT) File Form A1-QRT for every quarter. This includes quarters in for at least the four preceding calendar quarters. which the employer has not withheld any Arizona income tax. • The employer's withholding liability was an amount For those quarters, file Form A1-QRT reporting zero (0) greater than zero for at least one of the four preceding withholding liability. calendar quarters. Form A1-QRT must be filed until the employer cancels its • The average amount of Arizona income taxes withheld by withholding registration by filing a final Form A1-QRT. (See the employer in the four preceding calendar quarters does page 4 for instructions on filing a final Form A1-QRT.) not exceed $200. The employer will meet this average withholding requirement if the total amount withheld in the NOTE: Employers that qualify to file and pay on an annual four preceding calendar quarters is $800 or less. basis (Form A1-APR) are not required to file Form A1-QRT. • The employer has timely filed Form A1-QRT and has Payroll Service Companies timely made its Arizona withholding payments for at least You may use a Payroll Service Company (PSC) to file your three of the four preceding calendar quarters. Form A1-QRT. If you use a PSC, that company must file your • The employer has filed Form A1-QRT for all preceding A1-QRT electronically. calendar quarters and does not have a balance due (tax, penalty, or interest) for any preceding calendar quarter. Arizona Withholding Deposit Schedules • The employer has filed the annual reconciliation tax return (Form A1-R) for all preceding calendar years and has For Arizona income tax withholding purposes, several deposit schedules may apply. The schedule that an employer must use timely filed Form A1-R for the preceding calendar year. depends on the amount of Arizona income tax withheld. These An employer may continue to make its Arizona withholding schedules are based on the average amount withheld during the payments on an annual basis for the succeeding calendar year if prior 4 quarter period. The employer must compute this all of the following conditions are met: average at the start of each new quarter. The deposit schedule • The average amount of Arizona income taxes withheld by that may apply for one quarter may not be the same schedule the employer in the four preceding calendar quarters does that applies to the next quarter. Refer to A.A.C. R15-2B- not exceed $200; and, 101(A), or to the department’s Withholding Tax Procedure • The employer has timely filed the annual tax return and has (WTP) 16-1, Procedure for Determining When an Employer timely made its annual Arizona withholding payment for Must Remit Arizona Withholding Tax, for information on the preceding calendar year. determining your deposit schedule. If an employer does not meet all of the qualifying conditions to NOTE: Employers whose Arizona withholding tax liability for continue making its Arizona withholding payments on an the 2022 calendar year is $500 or more must make Arizona annual basis for the succeeding calendar year, or, if that withholding tax payments using EFT. See the section “Payment employer has an average withholding of greater than $200 for the by Electronic Funds Transfer” on page 5 for additional four preceding calendar quarters: information. • The employer must determine its Arizona withholding Explanation of Deposit Schedules payment schedule for succeeding calendar quarters according to the instructions in the Arizona Withholding The Arizona deposit schedules are as follows: Liability/Payment Schedule section; and, Previous 4 Quarter Arizona Deposit Schedule • The employer shall file the quarterly tax return (Form Arizona Withholding Average A1-QRT) for succeeding calendar quarters. $1,500 or less Quarterly What withholding payments are reconciled using (May deposit on an annual basis this form? if 4 quarter average is $200 or All Arizona withholding amounts averaging more than $200 per less and other criteria met) quarter are reconciled using this form. Arizona law requires all More than $1,500 Same time as Federal amounts withheld to be treated as if the withholding was from (Monthly, Semi-weekly, Next wages paid to an employee. Business Day) 2 |
th Arizona Form A1-QRT month by the 15 day of the following month. An Arizona Annual Deposit Schedule employer whose prior 4 quarter average is more than $1,500, NOTE: An employer that uses the annual deposit schedule who uses this schedule for federal purposes must also deposit does not file Form A1-QRT. This employer files Form A1-APR the Arizona tax withheld by the 15 thday of the following month. instead. NOTE: If the due date falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal Some employers may qualify to make one annual Arizona holiday, the payment is considered timely if made on the next withholding payment. To qualify, the employer must have been banking day. in business for at least a year and must have established a specified filing and payment history. The employer must also Federal Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule have an average quarterly Arizona tax withholding of $200 or This schedule applies when the employer’s total federal tax less for the 4 preceding calendar quarters. For complete details, reported for the federal lookback period was more than see the instructions for the Annual Payment Withholding Tax $50,000. An Arizona employer whose prior 4 quarter average Return, Arizona Form A1-APR. is more than $1,500, who uses semi-weekly deposit schedule for federal purposes must use this same schedule to pay its The payment due date for the annual deposit schedule is: Arizona tax. Use the table below to determine when you must Period in Which Wages Arizona Payment Due By make your deposit(s). Paid January – December January 31 of the following Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule year Day of the Week Wages Payment Due By If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal Paid holiday, the payment will be timely if made on the next Wednesday, Thursday or The following Wednesday banking day. Friday Saturday, Sunday, Monday The following Friday Quarterly Deposit Schedule or Tuesday An employer that does not qualify to make one annual Arizona If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal withholding payment and its income tax withheld during the holiday, the withholding payment is timely if made on the prior 4 quarters was not greater than $1,500, must use the next banking day. quarterly deposit schedule. The payment due dates for the quarterly deposit schedule are: Federal Next Business Day Deposit Quarter in Which Arizona Payment Due By When the employer accumulates a federal tax liability of Wages Paid $100,000 or more on any day during a federal deposit period, 1st April 30 the employer must deposit its tax by the close of the next 2nd July 31 business day. This applies whether the employer is a monthly or semi-weekly schedule depositor. 3rd October 31 4th January 31 An Arizona employer whose prior 4 quarter average is more If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal than $1,500, that must deposit its federal tax by the close of the holiday, the payment will be considered timely if made on next business day, must also deposit its Arizona tax by the close of the next business day. If an employer is a monthly depositor, the next banking day. that employer will become a semi-weekly depositor when it Monthly or Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule incurs a next day deposit obligation. The employer will remain (Same Time as Federal Deposit Schedule) a semi-weekly depositor for the remainder of the calendar year When an employer’s prior 4 quarter average of Arizona income and for the following calendar year. General Instructions tax withheld is more than $1,500, the employer must pay its Arizona income tax withheld at the same time it pays its federal tax. Electronic Filing of Withholding Tax Returns For federal purposes, there are two deposit schedules, monthly Arizona Revised Statutes § 43-323(F) provides that all and semi-weekly. Before the start of each calendar year, the withholding returns shall be filed electronically for taxable employer must decide which of the two deposit schedules it years beginning from and after December 31, 2019. must use. The terms “monthly deposit schedule” and “semi- For 2022, the department currently has three methods to file weekly deposit schedule” do not refer to how often a business Form A1-QRT electronically. These methods are: pays wages. These terms refer to which set of deposit rules the • An employer may register at employer must use. The deposit rules are based on the dates https://efile.aztaxes.gov/AZFSETPortal [AZ Web File when wages are paid (cash basis); not on when tax liabilities are (AZFSET)] to bulk-file its return by uploading a .csv file. accrued for accounting purposes. • An employer may register at Federal Monthly Deposit Schedule https://aztaxes.gov/Home/Page (AZTaxes) and use the For federal purposes, this schedule applies when the total data input method to submit its return. federal tax reported for the federal lookback period was • Registered transmitters of AZ Web File (AZFSET) can $50,000 or less. Following the monthly deposit schedule, an bulk-file using the transmission method. employer must deposit its taxes for wages paid during the 3 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT Requesting an Electronic Filing Waiver Contact the private delivery service for information regarding how to obtain written proof of mailing. Any employer who is required to file its withholding return • electronically may apply to the director for an annual waiver If the due date for the return falls on a Saturday, Sunday, from the electronic filing requirement. The waiver may be or a legal holiday, the return is considered timely filed if it granted, which may be renewed for one subsequent year, if any is postmarked the next business day. See the department’s of the following apply: ruling, GTR 16-2, Timely Filing of Income or Withholding Tax Return – Holidays and Weekends. • The employer has no computer. • The employer has no internet access. Filing an Original Return • Any other circumstance considered to be worthy by the File this form on a quarterly basis. File one Form A1-QRT per director. EIN per calendar quarter regardless of the source of the To request a waiver, submit Form 292, Electronic Filing and withholding. Payment Waiver Application, to the department. Form 292 is Submit Form A1-QRT electronically unless the employer has available at: https://azdor.gov/forms/other-forms/electronic- been granted a waiver pursuant to A.R.S. § 43-325(F), or has filing-and-payment-waiver-application. been instructed to file a paper return by the IRS or by the A waiver is not required if the withholding return cannot be department. If filing a paper return, mail the return to: electronically filed for reasons beyond the employer’s control, Arizona Department of Revenue including situations in which the employer was instructed by PO Box 29009 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or the Arizona Department Phoenix, AZ 85038-9009 of Revenue (department) to file by paper. What to do if you close your business Please contact the department at azwebfilesupport@azdor.gov When your business is sold, discontinued, converted to a new if you need assistance in electronically submitting your Arizona form, or all your employees are dismissed, you must notify the withholding return. department by filing a final return and request the department What are the due dates for filing Form A1-QRT? close your withholding account. Until you request the Form A1-QRT is due as follows: department cancel your withholding account, your withholding Quarter Form *Form A1- return(s) will continue to be due. A1-QRT QRT Extended To file your final Form A1-QRT Due Date Due Date • Check box C “Final Return” to cancel your withholding 1 (January - March) April 30 May 10 account. Enter the date final wages were paid. Also 2 (April - June) July 31 August 10 complete Part 6. 3 (July - September) October 31 November 10 • Check box D if this form is being filed by the surviving 4 (October - December) January 31 February 10 employer and the period(s) covered are for less than 3 *Extended due dates for Form A1-QRT are available to months. Enter the Predecessor Employer Name and EIN employers who have made every payment on time during in the spaces provided. the prior quarter. These employers may have 10 additional NOTE: To cancel your account, you must file a final Form A1- days in which to file their A1-QRT. QRT and file a final Form A1-R for the year during which final wages were paid. Refer to the instructions for Form A1-R for Timely Filing of Returns assistance in filing your final Form A1-R. • The department determines the timeliness of an electronically filed tax return by the date of the electronic Filing an Amended Return postmark. If the taxpayer and the electronic return preparer If this is an amended Form A1-QRT, check Box A, “Amended or the electronic return transmitter are in different time Return” and complete the form using your corrected zones, it is the taxpayer’s time zone, as determined by the withholding information. Complete Part 5 to explain why you taxpayer’s address, that controls the timeliness of the amended your return. electronically filed return. When a return has been If you amend a return for a quarter in a prior calendar year, you electronically received on the host system of more than one must also file an amended Form A1-R for that year. Include the electronic return preparer or electronic return transmitter state copies of federal Forms W-2, W-2c, W-2G, and 1099 with during its ultimate transmission to the department, the the amended Form A1-R. return shall be deemed filed and received by the department Unless the employer was granted a waiver to file its original on the date of the earliest electronic postmark. return by paper or was directed by the IRS or the department to • The department determines the timeliness of a paper-filed file the original Form A1-QRT as a paper return, amended tax return by the postmark or other official mark of the Forms A1-QRT shall be submitted electronically using either United States Mail stamped on the envelope in which the AZFSET or a registered transmitter. For additional information return is mailed. See the department’s ruling, GTR 16-1, on either of these methods, see the preceding section labeled, Timely Filing of Income or Withholding Tax Returns Electronic Filing of Withholding Tax Returns. Through the United States Mail. • The department will accept proof of mailing from a private delivery service included in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) list of designated private delivery services. 4 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT NOTE: Amended Forms A1-QRT cannot be submitted through F. Interest AZTaxes. If the AZTaxes.gov data entry method is used to file The department charges interest on any tax not paid by the due the original return, the amended return must be filed by paper. date. The Arizona interest rate is the same as the federal rate Mail the amended return to the address indicated in the section, imposed on individual taxpayers. Filing an Original Return. Payment of Tax Penalties and Interest The entire amount of tax must be paid by the original due date of A. Late Filing Penalty Form A1-QRT. Extended due dates for Form A1-QRT are If you file late, a late filing penalty will be assessed. This available to employers who have made every payment on time penalty is 4½% (.045) of the tax required to be shown on the during the prior quarter. These employers may have 10 additional return for each month or fraction of a month the return is late. days in which to file their A1-QRT. This penalty cannot exceed 25% (.25) of the tax found to be Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer remaining due. Employers are required to pay their tax liability by electronic funds B. Late Payment Penalty transfer (EFT) if the employer owes $500 or more for any taxable If the tax is paid late, a late payment penalty will be assessed. year beginning from and after December 31, 2020. This penalty is ½ of 1% (.005) of the amount shown as tax for NOTE: If an employer was required to make its tax payments for each month or fraction of a month for which the failure taxable year 2022 by EFT, it must also pay any additional tax due continues. The department charges this penalty from the from an amended return by EFT. original due date of the return until the date you pay the tax. An employer may apply to the director for an annual waiver from This penalty cannot exceed a total of 10% (.10) of the unpaid the electronic payment requirement. The application must be tax. received by December 31 of each year. The director may grant the NOTE: If you voluntarily file an amended return and pay the waiver if any of the following applies: additional tax due when you file your amended return, the • The employer has no computer. department will not assess the late payment penalty. • The employer has no internet access. Exceptions are: • Any other circumstance considered to be worthy by the • The taxpayer is under audit by the department. director exists, including: • The amended return was filed on demand or request by o The employer has a sustained record of timely payments, the department. and, o No delinquent tax account with the department. NOTE: If the penalties in both A and B apply, the maximum To request a waiver, submit Form 292, Electronic Filing and combined penalty cannot be more than 25%. Payment Waiver Application, to the department. Form 292 is C. Additional Failure to Pay Penalty available at: https://azdor.gov/forms/other-forms/electronic-filing- An additional penalty may be assessed if the amount of tax and-payment-waiver-application . required to be withheld is not paid by the date set for its payment. This penalty is 25% (.25) of the amount of tax NOTE: An employer who is required to pay by EFT but who fails to do so is subject to a penalty of 5% (.05) of the amount of the required to be withheld and paid to the department. D. Payroll Service Company Penalty payment not made by EFT. See A.R.S. § 42-1125(O). A PSC must make withholding payments electronically. A PSC For additional information on electronic funds transfer, refer to must also file Form A1-QRT electronically. A PSC is subject to a A.R.S. § 42-1129 and the related Arizona Administrative Code $25 penalty for each failure to make withholding payments rules (A.A.C. R15-10-301 through R15-10-307) for detailed electronically. A PSC is also subject to a $25 penalty for each information. failure to file withholding returns electronically. Multiple $25 How to Make EFT Payments penalties could apply to the same client on one return. For Employers making EFT payments must register with the example, if Client A is required to make 4 payments in the 3rd department before their EFT payments may be accepted. An quarter, and none of the payments are made electronically, the PSC officer of the employer must complete the initial registration. would be subject to four $25 penalties, totaling $100. If the PSC files a paper Form A1-QRT for Client A, the PSC will be charged Employers may use AZTaxes.gov to make EFT payments: another penalty of $25. The PSC would owe a grand total of $125 • Payments can be made electronically from a checking or in penalties related to Client A for the 3rd quarter. savings account. Login to your account on www.AZTaxes.gov and choose the e-check option. Follow E. Failure to Pay by Electronic Funds Transfer the prompts to complete your registration. Employers that anticipate a tax liability of $500 or more for the calendar year must pay their tax liability by Electronic Funds There is no fee to use this method. This payment method will debit the amount from the specified checking or savings Transfer (EFT). account on the date specified. If an electronic payment is made Employers required to pay their tax liability by EFT that fail to do from a checking or savings account, a confirmation number so may be subject to a penalty equal to five percent (5%) of the will be generated. Please keep this confirmation number as amount of the payment not made by EFT. proof of payment. 5 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT • Payments can be made by American Express, Discover, If the employer has a foreign address, enter the information in the MasterCard, or Visa credit cards. Login to your account on following order: city, province or state, and country. Follow the www.AZTaxes.gov and choose the credit card option. This country’s practice for entering the postal code.Do not abbreviate will take you to the website of the credit card payment service the country’s name. provider. Follow the prompts to make your payment. Employer Identification Number (EIN) The service provider will charge a fee based on the amount of Enter the employer’s EIN. If the employer does not have an EIN, the tax payment. The service provider will disclose the it must get one from the Internal Revenue Service. All returns, amount of the fee during the transaction and you will be given statements, or other documents filed with the department must the option to continue or cancel. If you accept the fee and have the employer’s EIN indicated on them. Employers that complete the credit card transaction, a confirmation number fail to include their EIN may be subject to a penalty. will be generated. Please keep this confirmation number as Quarter and Year proof of payment. Enter the quarter and the year for which Form A1-QRT is being • EFT payments may also be made by ACH Credit. To register filed. For this purpose, the term “quarter” refers to a calendar to make ACH Credit payments, go to the department’s quarter based on a calendar year. Each quarter is comprised of website, www.azdor.gov. Click on “Forms”, then click three months and each quarter contains the months shown in the “Other Forms.” Click on Form number 10366, Electronic following chart. Funds Transfer (EFT) Disclosure Agreement for ACH Credit filers. Click “Download.” Complete the form as instructed. Quarter Months in Quarter Submit the completed application at least five business days 1st January through March before the first anticipated transaction as it may take that long 2nd April through June to process the application. 3rd July through September Fax the completed form to the department at (602) 771-9913. 4th October through December You may also email the completed form to the department at Check Boxes: electronicfundstransfer@azdor.gov. Once the application is processed, the employers will receive additional information A. Amended Return to present to its bank to make the ACH Credit payment. If this is an amended Form A1-QRT, check Box A, “Amended Return” on page 1. Complete Part 5 to explain why you are The payment will be electronically transferred into the amending this return. department’s account, normally the next business day. Each employer should consult with its bank for the timeframe If you amend a return for a quarter in a prior calendar year, you required to make timely payments. NOTE: The employers must also file an amended Form A1-R for that year. Include the state copies of the federal Forms W-2, W-2c, or corrected may be charged a service fee for the ACH Credit transaction. copies of Forms W-2G and 1099 with the amended Form A1-R. NOTE: Employers using a foreign bank account to make EFT payments cannot make EFT payments by ACH Debit. The NOTE: An amended Form A1-QRT can only be electronically department does not accept ACH Debit payments from a foreign filed through https://efile.aztaxes.gov/AZFSETPortal by a bank account. If the employer wishes to make a payment from a PSC or by an employer filing through a registered transmitter. foreign bank account by EFT, the payment MUST be made by All other employers required to file an amended Form A1- ACH Credit. See the instructions for ACH Credit above to register QRT must file a paper return. and make ACH Credit payments. B. Address Change If you changed your address since you last filed Form A1-QRT, Specific Instructions enter your current address in Part 1 and check Box B, “Address Change.” Part 1 - Taxpayer Information C. Final Return When completing Part 1, always be sure the Business Name and Employer Identification Number (EIN) indicated on this If this is a final return, check Box C, “Final Return (CANCEL form matches exactly the Business Name and EIN on the ACCOUNT)” to request that the department cancel your Arizona Joint Tax Application (Form JT-1) you submitted to withholding account. Enter the date final wages were paid. register your EIN for Arizona income tax withholding. 3 Complete Part 6 to indicate the reason for the cancellation. Filing this form with an incorrect Name or EIN may result in Complete the remainder of your return to report your Arizona income tax withholding liability for the period(s) in which your delays in processing your return. account was closed. Business Name, Address, and Phone Number Type or print the employer's 4business name, address, and phone number in the spaces provided. 3 If you submitted the Business Account Update form to change your Business other nonpayroll payments that withhold Arizona income tax from payments to Name and/or EIN, enter your Business Name and/or EIN indicated on that employees, beneficiaries or payees. document. 4Arizona law provides that all amounts withheld are to be treated as if the withholding was from wages paid to an employee. For ease of reading, “employer(s)” as used in these instructions refers to employers and to payers of 6 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT NOTE: You must also file a final Form A1-R. Refer to the Section B instructions for Form A1-R for assistance in filing your final Complete Section B if the average amount of your Arizona tax Form A1-R. withheld for the prior 4 quarters was greater than $1,500. D. Surviving Employer Arizona employers whose prior 4 quarter average of Arizona If you file this return as the surviving employer and the income tax withheld is more than $1,500 must pay its Arizona period(s) covered by this return are for less than 3 months, income tax withheld to the department at the same time it pays its check Box D. Also, enter the Predecessor Employer Name and federal income tax withheld: monthly, semi-weekly, or next day. EIN in the spaces provided. If you are a semi-weekly depositor, or you incurred a next-day liability, check the box and complete Part 4 before completing Line E - Total Arizona Payroll for the Quarter Part 2. Enter the total gross Arizona payroll for this calendar quarter. Total Arizona gross wages means the amounts considered Complete Part 4 only for the months in which you had a semi- weekly deposit or had a next-day deposit requirement. wages for federal income tax withholding purposes. NOTE: If you are a monthly depositor and incur a next-day Line F – Total Number of Employees paid Arizona Wages deposit requirement during the quarter, you become a semi- for this Quarter weekly depositor for the remainder of the quarter. Enter the number of employees whose compensation for this calendar quarter was subject to Arizona withholding. Lines B1 through B3 Include in this number: Enter the total amount of Arizona income tax withheld for each • Employees who had Arizona withholding deducted from month of the quarter. If you are a semi-weekly depositor, or their compensation during this calendar quarter, and had a next day liability, enter the amount(s) in Part 4, Schedules • Employees whose compensation was for services A, B, and C on lines B1 through B3. performed in Arizona but the employee(s) filed an election Line B4 to not have any Arizona withholding deducted from their Total the amounts on lines B1 through B3. Enter the total. This compensation. is the total amount of Arizona income tax withheld for the Do not include in this number: quarter. Also enter this amount on Part 3, line 1. • Annuity recipients, • Independent contractors, Part 3 - Tax Computation • Pension recipients, or, Line 1 – Total Withholding Tax Liability (Arizona Tax • Employees whose Arizona compensation is excluded from Withheld During the Quarter) withholding by Arizona law. Enter the total amount of Arizona income tax withheld from all sources. Part 2 - Tax Liability Schedule • Quarterly Depositors Complete section A, Quarterly Deposit Schedule, or section B, Monthly or Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule. DO NOT Enter the amount from Part 2, Section A, line A1. Do not subtract any payments of income tax withheld during the complete both. quarter from this amount. Include all Arizona income tax amounts withheld from all sources. Do not subtract any payments of withholding tax made • Monthly and Semi-weekly Depositors to the department during the quarter. Enter the amount from Part 2, Section B, line B4. Do not Arizona law requires all amounts withheld from pensions and subtract any payments of income tax withheld during the annuities, gambling winnings, unemployment compensation, quarter from this amount. etc., be treated as if the withholding was from wages paid to an Line 2 - Payments Made during the Quarter employee. File one Form A1-QRT per EIN for the same quarter Enter the total amount of all payments made for this quarter. for all Arizona income tax withheld regardless of the source of If no payments were made prior to filing this return, enter “0”. the Arizona withholding. Do not include any payment(s) made with this return. Refer to the Section, Arizona Withholding Schedules, beginning on page 2 of these instructions, for assistance in determining Line 3 - Total Amount Due your withholding tax liability schedule. Subtract the amount on line 2 from the amount on line 1. Enter the difference. Section A If line 3 is a positive number , this is the amount of tax due . Complete Section A if the average amount of your Arizona tax See the section, Payment of Tax, Penalties, and Interest, below withheld for the prior 4 quarters is $1,500 or less. for details on paying your tax due. If you owe any penalty or Line A1 interest, the department will calculate these amounts and mail a Enter the total amount of Arizona income tax withheld for the billing notice after the return is processed. The entire amount quarter. Do not complete Section B. Continue to Part 3. Enter of tax must be paid by the due date of Form A1-QRT. this amount on Part 3, line 1. Do not complete Part 4. If you are filing an amended return and that return shows a balance due, enclose the amount due with the amended return, 7 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT unless your payment must be made by EFT. The department EXAMPLE: Taxpayer R is a semi-weekly depositor. It will send you a bill for any interest or penalty due once the incurred an Arizona tax withholding liability on the following amended return is processed. dates in January 2022: January 3 - $1,500; January 17 - If line 3 is a negative number (an amount less than zero), $1,750; and January 31 - $1,600. In Schedule A, R enters this is the overpayment for the quarter. Use a minus sign to $1,500 on line 3; R enters $1,750 on line 17; and R enters indicate a negative amount. After the return is processed and $1,600 on line 31. On the line labeled “Month 1 Liability.” R payments are confirmed, the overpayment will be applied to enters the total tax liability for January 2022 - $4,850. R also any outstanding liabilities, possibly in another tax type. If the enters this amount on Part 2, Schedule B, line B1. overpayment exceeds the outstanding liabilities or the employer has no outstanding liabilities, a refund check will be issued and Taxpayers with Next-Day Obligations: If you have a next- mailed to the employer. A refund will not be issued once the day obligation, check the box to the right of the day on which you incurred a next-day withholding obligation. If you do not overpayment is applied to a liability. have a next-day obligation, do not check the box. Payment of Tax, Penalties, and Interest The entire amount of tax, penalties, and interest is due by the EXAMPLE: Taxpayer R incurred an Arizona withholding tax liability on the following dates in February 2022: February 14 original due date of the return. - $2,350, and February 28 - $1,950. In addition, R incurred a If payment is due, and the employer is required to pay by EFT, federal next-day obligation on February 14. In Schedule B, R see the Section, How to Make EFT Payments, for instructions on enters $2,350 on line 14, and checks the box on line 14 to paying your tax liability by EFT. indicate it incurred a next-day liability. R enters its February If payment is due, and the employer is not required to pay by 28 liability on line 28 and does not check the box on line 28 EFT, you may elect to pay by EFT. Or you may pay by check or because it did not incur a next-day liability. R enters its money order. If paying by check or money order, make the check liability for February 2022 - $4,300 on the line labeled “Month or money order payable to the Arizona Department of Revenue. 2 Liability”. R also enters this amount on Part 2, Schedule B, Include the employer’s EIN on the front of the check or money line B2. order. Include the check or money order with your return. Taxpayers that are required to electronically file Form A1-QRT, Part 5 - Amended Return Information but not pay their tax liability by EFT, mail the check and the Form If this is an amended return, explain why you are amending A1-WP to: Form A1-QRT. Arizona Department of Revenue PO Box 29009 Part 6 – Final Form A1-QRT Phoenix, AZ 85038-9009 Lines 1 through 6 - Taxpayers that have a filing waiver or are exempt from electronic If you checked the Box C, “Final Return (CANCEL filing and are not required to pay their tax liability by EFT, mail ACCOUNT)”, check the box that explains why this is your final the check and Form A1-QRT to: return. If the reason is not provided, check “Other” and enter Arizona Department of Revenue your own explanation. PO Box 29009 Line 7 – Phoenix, AZ 85038-9009 Check the box and provide name and location of your records NOTE: If this is an amended Form A1-QRT and you were if they will be kept at a different location from the address you required to make 2022 withholding payments by EFT, you must provided in Part 1. also pay any additional withholding tax due from the amended Line 8 – return by EFT. Check the box and provide the name and address of the Part 4 – Semi-Weekly/Next-Day Deposit successor employer, if any. Schedule If you checked the box in Part 2, Schedule B, complete Part 4 for each month you are required to make withholding deposits on a semi-weekly schedule or you are required to make a federal next day deposit. Enter the amount of Arizona withholding tax liability on the day (of the month) the liability was incurred. Do not enter the amount of the withholding payment(s). Enter the total withholding liability for the month on the line labeled “Month 1, 2, or 3.” 8 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT Who Must Sign Form A1-QRT Paid Preparer Use Only The following persons are authorized to sign the return for each Paid preparers: Sign and date the return. Complete the firm type of business entity. name and address lines (the paid preparer’s name and address, • Sole proprietorship - The individual who owns the if self-employed). business. Paid preparers must provide a Tax Identification Number • Corporation [including a limited liability company (TIN). Paid preparers that fail to include their TIN may be (LLC) treated as a corporation] - The president, vice subject to a penalty. president, or other principal officer duly authorized to sign. The TIN for a paid preparer may be one of the following: • • Partnership (including an LLC treated as a The preparer’s PTIN, partnership) or unincorporated organization - A • The EIN for the business, or, responsible and duly authorized member, partner, or • The individual preparer’s social security number officer having knowledge of its affairs. (SSN), if self-employed. • Single member LLC treated as a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes - The owner of the LLC or a principal officer duly authorized to sign. • Trust or estate - The fiduciary. Form A1-QRT may be signed by a duly authorized agent of the taxpayer if a valid power of attorney has been filed. 9 |