Arizona Form Arizona Quarterly Withholding Tax Return A1-QRT w File no more than one original A1-QRT per EIN. DO NOT file more than one original A1-QRT per EIN per quarter. Employer Identification Number (EIN) Part 1 Taxpayer Information QUARTER AND YEAR*: Q Y Y Y Y Name Employer Identification Number (EIN) *Quarter (1, 2, 3 or 4) and four digits of year Enter this number Number and street or PO Box QUARTER AND YEAR For these months: for the quarter: January, February, March 1 Q Y Y Y Y City or town, state and ZIP Code Enter Quarter (1, 2, 3 or 4) and April, May, June 2 July, August, September 3 four digits of year. See instructions. Business telephone number (with area code) REVENUE USE ONLY. DO NOT MARK IN THIS AREA. October, November, December 4 88 Check box if: A Amended Return B Address Change C Final Return (CANCEL ACCOUNT) If this is your final return, the department will cancel your withholding account. Enter the date final wages were paid and complete Part 6 .................................... M M D D Y Y Y Y D Check this box if this form is being filed by the surviving employer and the periods covered 81 PM 66 RCVD by this return are for less than three (3) months. Also enter the following: Predecessor Employer Name ......... Predecessor Employer EIN ............. E Total Arizona payroll for this quarter ................................................................................................................................... $ F Total number of employees paid Arizona wages for this quarter ........................................................................................ Tax Liability Schedule Include all withholding amounts from all sources (i.e. wages & salary, pensions & annuities, Part 2 gambling winnings, etc.). See instructions. A. Quarterly Deposit Schedule: Complete if prior 4 quarter average was not more than $1,500. A1 Tax Liability. Enter the total amount withheld during the quarter. Also enter this amount on Part 3, line 1 ................... A1 Complete Section A above OR Section B below; DO NOT COMPLETE BOTH. B. Monthly or Semi-Weekly/Next Day Deposit Schedule: Complete if prior 4 quarter average was greater than $1,500. Semi-weekly depositors and taxpayers with a next-day tax deposit obligation during the quarter, CHECK THIS BOX and complete Part 4. For lines B1 through B3, enter the total amount withheld for each month in the quarter. B1 Month 1 Liability ............................................................................................................................................................. B1 B2 Month 2 Liability ............................................................................................................................................................. B2 B3 Month 3 Liability ............................................................................................................................................................. B3 B4 Total. Enter this amount on Part 3, line 1 ...................................................................................................................... B4 Part 3 Tax Computation (See instructions.) 1 Liability: Enter the amount from line A1 or line B4 ......................................................................................................... 1 2 Payments made during this quarter. .............................................................................................................................. 2 3 Total Amount Due: Subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter the difference. Use a minus sign to indicate a negative amount. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Declaration Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is a true, complete and correct return. Please Sign Here TAXPAYER'S SIGNATURE DATE BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER Paid PAID PREPARER’S SIGNATURE DATE PAID PREPARER’S PTIN Preparer’s FIRM’S NAME (OR PAID PREPARER’S NAME, IF SELF-EMPLOYED) FIRM’S EIN Use Only FIRM’S STREET ADDRESS FIRM’S TELEPHONE NUMBER CITY STATE ZIP CODE Payment by EFT may be required. See instructions. This form must be e-filed unless the taxpayer has a waiver or is exempt from e-filing. See instructions ADOR 10888 (21) Print Page |
Name (as shown on page 1) EIN Part 4 Semi-Weekly/Next Day Deposit Schedule A. First Month of Quarter (Days of the Month) 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 Check a box only if you 5 12 19 26 had a next-banking day 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 deposit obligation. Month 1 Liability: Enter total here and on Part 2, line B1 ............................................................................................. $ B. Second Month of Quarter (Days of the Month) 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 Check a box only if you 5 12 19 26 had a next-banking day 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 deposit obligation. Month 2 Liability: Enter total here and on Part 2, line B2 ............................................................................................. $ C. Third Month of Quarter (Days of the Month) 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 Check a box only if you 5 12 19 26 had a next-banking day 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 deposit obligation. Month 3 Liability: Enter total here and on Part 2, line B3 ............................................................................................. $ Part 5 Amended Form A1-QRT Return Information If you checked the box “Amended Return” in Part 1, explain why an amended Form A1-QRT is being filed (include additional sheets, if necessary): Part 6 Final Form A1-QRT If you checked the box “Final Return” in Part 1, check the box that indicates why this is a final return: 1 Reorganization or change in business entity (example: from corporation to partnership). 2 Business sold. 3 Business stopped paying wages and will not have any employees in the future. 4 Business permanently closed. 5 Business has only leased or temporary agency employees. 6 Other (specify reason): 7 Check this box if records will be kept at a location different from the address shown in Part 1. Name: Number and Street: City: State: ZIP Code: 8 Check this box if there is a successor employer. Name: EIN: Number and Street: City: State: ZIP Code: ADOR 10888 (21) AZ Form A1-QRT (2021) Page 2 of 2 Print Page |
Arizona Form Arizona Quarterly Withholding Tax Return A1-QRT For information or help, call one of the numbers listed: NOTE: An employer must file Form A1-QRT for every Phoenix (602) 255-3381 quarter. This includes quarters in which the employer has not From area codes 520 and 928, toll-free (800) 352-4090 withheld any Arizona tax. For those quarters, the employer Tax forms, instructions, and other tax information must file a Form A1-QRT that shows zero withholding If you need tax forms, instructions, and other tax information, go liability. These returns must be filed until the employer cancels its withholding registration by filing a final Form A1- to the department’s website atwww.azdor.gov. QRT. The only exception is for employers that qualify to file Withholding Tax Procedures and Rulings and pay on an annual basis (Form A1-APR). These instructions may refer to the department’s withholding tax procedures and rulings for more information. To view or print Exception for annual payment return (Form these, go to our website and selectReports & Legal Research from A1-APR) the main menu, then click on Legal Research and select a Certain employers may make their withholding payments on an Document Type and a Category from the drop down menus. annual basis and file an annual withholding tax return on Form Publications A1-APR. These employers will not file Form A1-QRT or Form To view or print the department’s publications, go to our website, A1-R. select Reports & Legal Research from the main menu, and click An employer may make its Arizona withholding payments on onPublications in the left hand column. an annual basis if all of the following conditions are met: Why is Form A1-QRT required? • The employer has established a history of withholding An employer must withhold Arizona income tax from wages activity by filing the quarterly tax return (Form A1-QRT) paid for services performed in Arizona. Income tax must be for at least the four preceding calendar quarters. withheld, unless those wages are exempt from Arizona • The employer's withholding liability was an amount withholding tax. In addition, Arizona income tax may be greater than zero for at least one of the four preceding withheld from pensions and gambling winnings. calendar quarters. The employer must remit the tax withheld to the department • The average amount of Arizona income taxes withheld by based on the deposit schedule that applies to that employer. the employer in the four preceding calendar quarters does Employers must reconcile the amounts withheld during the not exceed $200. The employer will meet this average quarter to the amounts paid during the quarter. Form A1-QRT withholding requirement if the total amount withheld in the is filed for this purpose. four preceding calendar quarters is $800 or less. • Form A1-QRT is also used as: The employer has timely filed Form A1-QRT and has timely made its Arizona withholding payments for at least • The payment transmittal form for payments made on a three of the four preceding calendar quarters. quarterly basis when those payments are made by check or • money order; and, The employer has filed Form A1-QRT for all preceding calendar quarters and does not have a balance due (tax, • The written notification to the department that the business penalty, or interest) for any preceding calendar quarter. is cancelling its withholding registration. • The employer has filed the annual reconciliation tax return NOTE: For details about other returns and forms that may be (Form A1-R) for all preceding calendar years and has required, see Withholding Tax Procedure (WTP) 16-2, What timely filed Form A1-R for the preceding calendar year. Withholding Tax Forms and Returns to File and When to File An employer may continue to make its Arizona withholding Them . payments on an annual basis for the succeeding calendar year if Who Must File Form A1-QRT all of the following conditions are met: All employers, except employers who remit Arizona income tax • The average amount of Arizona income taxes withheld by on an annual basis, must file Form A1-QRT. Employers that the employer in the four preceding calendar quarters does remit Arizona income tax on any of the following schedules not exceed $200; and, must file Form A1-QRT to reconcile their withholding deposits • The employer has timely filed the annual tax return and has for the calendar quarter: timely made its annual Arizona withholding payment for • Quarterly the preceding calendar year. • Monthly If an employer does not meet all of the qualifying conditions to • Semi-weekly continue making its Arizona withholding payments on an • Next day annual basis for the succeeding calendar year, or, if that Form A1-QRT is also used as: employer has an average withholding of greater than $200 for the • The payment transmittal form for payments made on a four preceding calendar quarters: quarterly basis when those payments are made by check or • The employer must determine its Arizona withholding money order, and as, payment schedule for succeeding calendar quarters • The written notification to the department that the business according to the instructions in the Arizona Withholding is cancelling its withholding registration. 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Arizona Form A1-QRT • The employer shall file the quarterly tax return (Form Explanation of Deposit Schedules A1-QRT) for succeeding calendar quarters. The Arizona deposit schedules are as follows: What withholding payments are reconciled using Previous 4 Quarter Arizona Deposit Schedule this form? Arizona Withholding All Arizona withholding amounts averaging more than $200 per Average quarter are reconciled using this form. Arizona law requires all $1,500 or less Quarterly amounts withheld to be treated as if the withholding was from (May deposit on an annual basis wages paid to an employee. if 4 quarter average is $200 or NOTE: Arizona law states that all amounts withheld are to be less and other criteria met) treated as if the withholding was from wages paid to an More than $1,500 Same time as Federal employee. If you file federal Form 941 to report federal (Monthly, Semi-weekly, Next withholding on Arizona wages and federal Form 945 to report Business Day) federal withholding on Arizona non-wage payments for the same NOTE: For help in figuring out your quarterly averages and Employer Identification Number (EIN), file one A1-QRT to which deposit schedule to use, see WTP 16-2, What reconcile the total Arizona withholding for the quarter. Do not Withholding Tax Forms and Returns to File and When to File file more than one original A1-QRT for the same EIN for the Them. same quarter. Annual Deposit Schedule File Form A1-QRT for every quarter. This includes quarters in NOTE: An employer that uses the annual deposit schedule which the employer has not withheld any Arizona income tax. does not file Form A1-QRT. This employer files Form A1-APR For those quarters, file Form A1-QRT reporting zero (0) instead. withholding liability. Some employers may qualify to make one annual Arizona Form A1-QRT must be filed until the employer cancels its withholding payment. The employer must have been in withholding registration by filing a final Form A1-QRT. (See business for at least a year and must have established a specified page 4 for instructions on filing a final Form A1-QRT.) filing and payment history. The employer must also have an NOTE: Employers that qualify to file and pay on an annual average quarterly Arizona tax withholding of $200 or less for basis (Form A1-APR) are not required to file Form A1-QRT. the 4 preceding calendar quarters. For complete details, see the instructions for the Annual Payment Withholding Tax Return, Payroll Service Companies Arizona Form A1-APR. You may use a Payroll Service Company (PSC) to file your The payment due date for the annual deposit schedule is: Form A1-QRT. If you use a PSC, that company must file your Period in Which Wages Arizona Payment Due By A1-QRT electronically. Paid January – December January 31 of the following Arizona Withholding Deposit Schedules year For Arizona income tax withholding purposes, several deposit If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal schedules may apply. The schedule that an employer must use holiday, the payment will be timely if made on the next depends on the amount of Arizona income tax withheld. These banking day. schedules are based on the average amount withheld during the prior 4 quarter period. The employer must compute this Quarterly Deposit Schedule average at the start of each new quarter. The deposit schedule An employer that does not qualify to make one annual Arizona that may apply for one quarter may not be the same schedule withholding payment and its income tax withheld during the that applies to the next quarter. Refer to A.A.C. R15-2B- prior 4 quarters was not greater than $1,500, must use the 101(A), OR, to the department’s procedure, WTP 16-1, quarterly deposit schedule. Procedure for Determining When an Employer Must Remit The payment due dates for the quarterly deposit schedule are: Arizona Withholding Tax, for information on determining your Quarter in Which Arizona Payment Due By deposit schedule. Wages Paid NOTE: Employers whose Arizona withholding tax liability for 1st April 30 the 2021 calendar year is $500 or more must make Arizona 2nd July 31 withholding tax payments using EFT. See the section “Payment 3rd October 31 by Electronic Funds Transfer” on page 5 for additional 4th January 31 information. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, the payment will be considered timely if made on the next banking day. 2 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT incurs a next day deposit obligation. The employer will remain Monthly or Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule a semi-weekly depositor for the remainder of the calendar year (Same Time as Federal Deposit Schedule) and for the following calendar year. When an employer’s prior 4 quarter average of Arizona income tax withheld is more than $1,500, the employer must pay its General Instructions Arizona income tax withheld at the same time it pays its federal Electronic Filing of Withholding Tax Returns tax. 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 2021, 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 https://aztaxes.gov/Home/Page (AZTaxes) and use the Federal Monthly Deposit Schedule data input method to submit its return. For federal purposes, this schedule applies when the total • Registered transmitters of AZ Web File (AZFSET) can federal tax reported for the federal lookback period was bulk-file using the transmission method. $50,000 or less. Following the monthly deposit schedule, an employer must deposit its taxes for wages paid during the Requesting a Waiver month by the 15 thday of the following month. An Arizona Any employer who is required to file its withholding return employer whose prior 4 quarter average is more than $1,500, electronically may apply to the director for an annual waiver who uses this schedule for federal purposes must also deposit from the electronic filing requirement. The waiver may be the Arizona tax withheld by the 15 thday of the following month. granted, which may be renewed for one subsequent year, if any of the following apply: NOTE: If the due date falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal • holiday, the payment is considered timely if made on the next The employer has no computer. • The employer has no internet access. banking day. • Any other circumstance considered to be worthy by the Federal Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule director. This schedule applies when the employer’s total federal tax To request a waiver, submit Form 292, Electronic Filing and reported for the federal lookback period was more than Payment Waiver Application, to the department. Form 292 is $50,000. An Arizona employer whose prior 4 quarter average available at: https://azdor.gov/forms/other-forms/electronic- is more than $1,500, who uses semi-weekly deposit schedule filing-and-payment-waiver-application. for federal purposes must use this same schedule to pay its A waiver is not required if the withholding return cannot be Arizona tax. Use the table below to determine when you must electronically filed for reasons beyond the employer’s control, make your deposit(s). including situations in which the employer was instructed by Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or the Arizona Department Day of the Week Wages Payment Due By of Revenue (department) to file by paper. Paid Please contact the department at azwebfilesupport@azdor.gov Wednesday, Thursday or The following Wednesday if you need assistance in electronically submitting your Arizona Friday withholding return. Saturday, Sunday, Monday The following Friday What are the due dates for filing Form A1-QRT? or Tuesday Form A1-QRT is due as follows: If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal Quarter Form * holiday, the withholding payment is timely if made on the Form A1- A1-QRT QRT Extended next banking day. Due Date Due Date Federal Next Business Day Deposit 1 (January - March) April 30 May 10 When the employer accumulates a federal tax liability of 2 (April - June) July 31 August 10 $100,000 or more on any day during a federal deposit period, 3 (July - September) October 31 November 10 the employer must deposit its tax by the close of the next 4 (October - December) January 31 February 10 business day. This applies whether the employer is a monthly *Extended due dates for Form A1-QRT are available to or semi-weekly schedule depositor. employers who have made every payment on time during An Arizona employer whose prior 4 quarter average is more the prior quarter. These employers may have 10 additional than $1,500, that must deposit its federal tax by the close of the days in which to file their A1-QRT. next business day, must also deposit its Arizona tax by the close of the next business day. If an employer is a monthly depositor, that employer will become a semi-weekly depositor when it 3 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT Timely Filing of Returns NOTE: To cancel your account, you must file a final Form A1- • The department determines the timeliness of an QRT and file a final Form A1-R for the year during which final electronically filed tax return by the date of the electronic wages were paid. Refer to the instructions for Form A1-R for postmark. If the taxpayer and the electronic return preparer assistance in filing your final Form A1-R. or the electronic return transmitter are in different time Filing an Amended Return zones, it is the taxpayer’s time zone, as determined by the If this is an amended Form A1-QRT, check Box A, “Amended taxpayer’s address, that controls the timeliness of the Return” and complete the form using your corrected electronically filed return. When a return has been withholding information. Complete Part 5 to explain why you electronically received on the host system of more than one amended your return. electronic return preparer or electronic return transmitter during its ultimate transmission to the department, the If you amend a return for a quarter in a prior calendar year, you return shall be deemed filed and received by the department must also file an amended Form A1-R for that year. Include the on the date of the earliest electronic postmark. state copies of federal Forms W-2, W-2c, W-2G, and 1099 with the amended Form A1-R. • The department determines the timeliness of a paper-filed tax return by the postmark or other official mark of the Unless the employer was granted a waiver to file its original United States Mail stamped on the envelope in which the return by paper or was directed by the IRS or the department to return is mailed. See the department’s ruling, GTR 16-1 , file the original Form A1-QRT as a paper return, amended Timely Filing of Income or Withholding Tax Returns Forms A1-QRT shall be submitted electronically using either Through the United States Mail. AZFSET or a registered transmitter. For additional information • The department will accept proof of mailing from a private on either of these methods, see the preceding section labeled, delivery service included in the Internal Revenue Service Electronic Filing of Withholding Tax Returns . (IRS) list of designated private delivery services. Contact NOTE: Amended Forms A1-QRT cannot be submitted through the private delivery service for information regarding how AZTaxes. If the AZTaxes.gov data entry method is used to file to obtain written proof of mailing. the original return, the amended return must be filed by paper. • If the due date for the return falls on a Saturday, Sunday, Mail the amended return to the address indicated in the section, or a legal holiday, the return is considered timely filed if it Filing an Original Return. is postmarked the next business day. See the department’s Penalties and Interest ruling, GTR 16-2, Timely Filing of Income or Withholding Late Filing Penalty Tax Return – Holidays and Weekends. If you file late, a late filing penalty will be assessed. This Filing an Original Return penalty is 4½% (.045) of the tax required to be shown on the File this form on a quarterly basis. File one Form A1-QRT per return for each month or fraction of a month the return is late. EIN per calendar quarter regardless of the source of the This penalty cannot exceed 25% (.25) of the tax found to be withholding. remaining due. Submit Form A1-QRT electronically unless the employer has Late Payment Penalty been granted a waiver pursuant to A.R.S. § 43-325(F), or has been instructed to file a paper return by the IRS or by the If the tax is paid late, a late payment penalty will be assessed. This penalty is ½ of 1% (.005) of the amount shown as tax for department. If filing a paper return, mail the return to: each month or fraction of a month for which the failure Arizona Department of Revenue continues. The department charges this penalty from the PO Box 29009 original due date of the return until the date you pay the tax. Phoenix, AZ 85038-9009 This penalty cannot exceed a total of 10% (.10) of the unpaid What to do if you close your business tax. When your business is sold, discontinued, converted to a new NOTE: If you voluntarily file an amended return and pay the form, or all your employees are dismissed, you must notify the additional tax due when you file your amended return, the department by filing a final return and request the department department will not assess the late payment penalty. close your withholding account. Until you request the Exceptions are: department cancel your withholding account, your withholding • The taxpayer is under audit by the department. return(s) will continue to be due. • The amended return was filed on demand or request by To file your final Form A1-QRT the department. • Check box C “Final Return” to cancel your withholding account. Enter the date final wages were paid. Also NOTE: If the penalties in both A and B apply, the maximum complete Part 6. combined penalty cannot be more than 25%. • Check box D if this form is being filed by the surviving Additional Failure to Pay Penalty employer and the period(s) covered are for less than 3 An additional penalty may be assessed if the amount of tax months. Enter the Predecessor Employer Name and EIN required to be withheld is not paid by the date set for its in the spaces provided. payment. This penalty is 25% (.25) of the amount of tax required to be withheld and paid to the department. 4 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT Payroll Service Company Penalty • Payments can be made electronically from a checking or A PSC must make withholding payments electronically. A PSC savings account. Login to your account on must also file Form A1-QRT electronically. A PSC is subject to a www.AZTaxes.gov and choose the e-check option. Follow $25 penalty for each failure to make withholding payments the prompts to complete your registration. electronically. A PSC is also subject to a $25 penalty for each There is no fee to use this method. This payment method will failure to file withholding returns electronically. Multiple $25 debit the amount from the specified checking or savings penalties could apply to the same client on one return. For account on the date specified. If an electronic payment is made example, if Client A is required to make 4 payments in the 3rd from a checking or savings account, a confirmation number quarter, and none of the payments are made electronically, the PSC will be generated. Please keep this confirmation number as would be subject to four $25 penalties, totaling $100. If the PSC proof of payment. files a paper Form A1-QRT for Client A, the PSC will be charged • Payments can be made by American Express, Discover, another penalty of $25. The PSC would owe a grand total of $125 MasterCard, or Visa credit cards. Login to your account on in penalties related to Client A for the 3rd quarter. www.AZTaxes.gov and choose the credit card option. This Interest will take you to the website of the credit card payment service The department charges interest on any tax not paid by the due provider. Follow the prompts to make your payment. date. The Arizona interest rate is the same as the federal rate The service provider will charge a fee based on the amount of imposed on individual taxpayers. the tax payment. The service provider will disclose the Payment of Tax amount of the fee during the transaction and you will be given The entire amount of tax must be paid by the original due date of the option to continue or cancel. If you accept the fee and Form A1-QRT. The tax must be paid by the original due date even complete the credit card transaction, a confirmation number if the employer has been granted an extension of time to file Form will be generated. Please keep this confirmation number as proof of payment. A1-QRT. • Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer EFT payments may also be made by ACH Credit. To register Employers are required to pay their tax liability by electronic funds to make ACH Credit payments, go to the department’s transfer (EFT) if the employer owes $500 or more for any taxable website, www.azdor.gov. Click on “Forms”, then click “Other Forms.” Click on Form number 10366, Electronic year beginning from and after December 31, 2020. Funds Transfer (EFT) Disclosure Agreement for ACH Credit NOTE: If an employer was required to make its tax payments for filers. Click “Download.” Complete the form as instructed. taxable year 2021 by EFT, it must also pay any additional tax due Submit the completed application at least five business days from an amended return by EFT. before the first anticipated transaction as it may take that long An employer may apply to the director for an annual waiver from to process the application. the electronic payment requirement. The application must be Fax the completed form to the department at (602) 771-9913. received by December 31 of each year. The director may grant the You may also email the completed form to the department at waiver if any of the following applies: electronicfundstransfer@azdor.gov. Once the application is • The employer has no computer. processed, the employers will receive additional information • The employer has no internet access. to present to its bank to make the ACH Credit payment. • Any other circumstance considered to be worthy by the The payment will be electronically transferred into the director exists, including: department’s account, normally the next business day. The o The employer has a sustained record of timely payments, employers should consult with its bank for the timeframe and, required to make timely payments. NOTE: The employers o No delinquent tax account with the department. may be charged a service fee. To request a waiver, submit Form 292, Electronic Filing and NOTE: Employers using a foreign bank account to make EFT Payment Waiver Application, to the department. Form 292 is payments cannot make EFT payments by ACH Debit. The available at: https://azdor.gov/forms/other-forms/electronic-filing- department does not accept ACH Debit payments from a foreign and-payment-waiver-application. bank account. If the employer wishes to make a payment from a NOTE: An employer who is required to pay by EFT but who fails foreign bank account by EFT, the payment MUST be made by to do so is subject to a penalty of 5% (.05) of the amount of the ACH Credit. See the instructions for ACH Credit above to register payment not made by EFT. See A.R.S. § 42-1125(O). and make ACH Credit payments. For additional information on electronic funds transfer, refer to A.R.S. § 42-1129 and the related Arizona Administrative Code Specific Instructions rules (A.A.C. R15-10-301 through R15-10-307) for detailed information. Part 1 - Taxpayer Information How to Make EFT Payments Name, Address, Phone Number and Address Employers making EFT payments must register with the Change Box department before their EFT payments may be accepted. An Type or print the employer's name, address, and phone number in officer of the employer must complete the initial registration. the spaces provided. Employers may use AZTaxes.gov to make EFT payments: 5 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT If the employer has a foreign address, enter the information in the Line E - Total Arizona Payroll for the Quarter following order: city, province or state, and country. Follow the Enter the total gross Arizona payroll for this calendar quarter. country’s practice for entering the postal code.Do not abbreviate Total Arizona gross wages means the amounts considered the country’s name. wages for federal income tax withholding purposes. Employer Identification Number (EIN) Line F – Total Number of Employees paid Arizona Wages Enter the employer’s EIN. If the employer does not have an EIN, for this Quarter it must get one from the Internal Revenue Service. All returns, Enter the number of employees whose compensation for this statements, or other documents filed with the department must calendar quarter was subject to Arizona withholding. have the employer’s EIN indicated on them. Employers that Include in this number: fail to include their EIN may be subject to a penalty. • Employees who had Arizona withholding deducted from Quarter and Year their compensation during this calendar quarter, and Enter the quarter and the year for which Form A1-QRT is being • Employees whose compensation was for services filed. For this purpose, the term “quarter” refers to a calendar performed in Arizona but the employee(s) filed an election quarter based on a calendar year. Each quarter is comprised of to not have any Arizona withholding deducted from their three months and each quarter contains the months shown in the compensation. following chart. Do not include in this number: Quarter Months in Quarter • Annuity recipients, 1st January through March • Independent contractors, 2nd April through June • Pension recipients, or, 3rd July through September • Employees whose Arizona compensation is excluded from 4th October through December withholding by Arizona law. Check Boxes: Part 2 - Tax Liability Schedule A. Amended Return Complete section A, Quarterly Deposit Schedule, or section B, If this is an amended Form A1-QRT, check Box A, “Amended Monthly or Semi-Weekly Deposit Schedule. DO NOT Return” on page 1. Complete Part 5 to explain why you are complete both. amending this return. Include all withholding amounts from all sources. Arizona law If you amend a return for a quarter in a prior calendar year, you requires all amounts withheld from pensions and annuities, must also file an amended Form A1-R for that year. Include the gambling winnings, unemployment compensation, etc., be state copies of the federal Forms W-2, W-2c, or corrected treated as if the withholding was from wages paid to an copies of Forms W-2G and 1099 with the amended Form A1-R. employee. File one Form A1-QRT per EIN for the same quarter NOTE: An amended Form A1-QRT can only be electronically for all Arizona income tax withheld regardless of the source of filed through https://efile.aztaxes.gov/AZFSETPortal by a the Arizona withholding. PSC or by an employer filing through a registered transmitter. Section A All other employers required to file an amended Form A1- Complete Section A if the average amount of your Arizona tax QRT must file a paper return. withheld for the prior 4 quarters was greater than $200, but not B. Address Change more than $1,500. If you changed your address since you last filed Form A1-QRT, Line A1 enter your current address in Part 1 and check Box B, “Address Enter the tax amount withheld for the quarter on line A1. Also, Change.” enter this amount in Part 3, line 1. Do not complete Section B. C. Final Return Continue to Part 3. Do not complete Part 4. If this is a final return, check Box C, “Final Return (CANCEL NOTE: If you are a monthly depositor and incur a next-day ACCOUNT)” to request that the department cancel your deposit requirement during the quarter, you become a semi- withholding account. Enter the date final wages were paid. weekly depositor for the remainder of the quarter, and for the Complete Part 6 to indicate the reason for the cancellation. following calendar year. Complete the remainder of your return to report your Arizona Section B income tax withholding liability for the period(s) in which your Complete Section B if the average amount of your Arizona tax account was closed. withheld for the prior 4 quarters was greater than $1,500. NOTE: You must also file a final Form A1-R. Refer to the Arizona employers whose prior 4 quarter average of Arizona instructions for Form A1-R for assistance in filing your final Form A1-R. income tax withheld is more than $1,500 must pay its Arizona income tax withheld to the department at the same time it pays D. Surviving Employer its federal income tax withheld: monthly, semi-weekly, or next If you file this return as the surviving employer and the day. period(s) covered by this return are for less than 3 months, If you are a semi-weekly depositor, or you incurred a next-day check Box D. Also, enter the Predecessor Employer Name and liability, check the box and complete Part 4 before completing EIN in the spaces provided. Part 2. 6 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT Complete Part 4 only for the months in which you had a semi- money order. If paying by check or money order, make the check weekly deposit or had a next-day deposit requirement. or money order payable to the Arizona Department of Revenue. Lines B1 through B3 Include the employer’s EIN on the front of the check or money Enter the tax amount withheld for each month of the quarter. If order. Include the check or money order with your return. you are a semi-weekly depositor, or had a next day liability, Taxpayers that are required to electronically file Form A1-QRT, enter the amount(s) in Part 4, Schedules A, B, and C on lines but not pay their tax liability by EFT, mail the check and the Form B1 through B3. A1-WP to: Arizona Department of Revenue Line B4 PO Box 29009 Total the amounts on lines B1 through B3. Enter the total. This Phoenix, AZ 85038-9009 is the total amount withheld for the quarter. Taxpayers that have a filing waiver or are exempt from electronic Part 3 - Tax Computation filing and are not required to pay their tax liability by EFT, mail Line 1 - Liability (Arizona Tax Withheld or Amount the check and Form A1-QRT to: Arizona Department of Revenue Required to be Withheld During the Quarter) PO Box 29009 • Quarterly Depositors Phoenix, AZ 85038-9009 Enter the amount from Part 2, Section A, line A1. NOTE: If this is an amended Form A1-QRT and you were • Monthly and Semi-weekly Depositors required to make 2021 withholding payments by EFT, you must Enter the amount from Part 2, Section B, line B4. also pay any additional withholding tax due from the amended Line 2 - Payments Made during the Quarter return by EFT. Enter the total amount of payments made for this quarter. If Part 4 – Semi-Weekly/Next-Day Deposit no payments were made prior to filing this return, enter “0”. Schedule Do not include any payment that is made with this return (or for this return, if you are making a payment for an amount due If you checked the box in Part 2, Schedule B, complete Part 4 for each month you are required to make withholding deposits for this return). on a semi-weekly schedule or you are required to make a Line 3 - Total Amount Due federal next day deposit. Subtract the amount on line 2 from the amount on line 1. Enter Enter the amount of Arizona withholding tax liability on the the difference. day (of the month) the liability was incurred. Do not enter the If line 3 is a positive number , this is the amount of tax due . amount of the withholding payment(s). Enter the total See the section, Payment of Tax, Penalties, and Interest, below withholding liability for the month on the line labeled “Month for details on paying your tax due. If you owe any penalty or 1, 2, or 3.” interest, the department will calculate these amounts and mail a billing notice after the return is processed. The entire amount EXAMPLE: Taxpayer R is a semi-weekly depositor. It of tax must be paid by the due date of Form A1-QRT. incurred an Arizona tax withholding liability on the following dates in January 2021: January 3 - $1,500; January 17 - If you are filing an amended return and that return shows a $1,750; and January 31 - $1,600. In Schedule A, R enters balance due, enclose the amount due with the amended return, $1,500 on line 3; R enters $1,750 on line 17; and R enters unless your payment must be made by EFT. The department $1,600 on line 31. On the line labeled “Month 1 Liability.” R will send you a bill for any interest or penalty due once the enters the total tax liability for January 2021 - $4,850. R also amended return is processed. enters this amount on Part 2, Schedule B, line B1. If line 3 is a negative number (an amount less than zero), this is the overpayment for the quarter. Use a minus sign to Taxpayers with Next-Day Obligations: If you have a next- indicate a negative amount. After the return is processed and day obligation, check the box to the right of the day on which payments are confirmed, the overpayment will be applied to you incurred a next-day withholding obligation. If you do not any outstanding liabilities, possibly in another tax type. If the have a next-day obligation, do not check the box. overpayment exceeds the outstanding liabilities or the employer EXAMPLE: Taxpayer R incurred an Arizona withholding tax has no outstanding liabilities, a refund check will be issued and liability on the following dates in February 2021: February 14 mailed to the employer. A refund will not be issued once the - $2,350, and February 28 - $1,950. In addition, R incurred a overpayment is applied to a liability. federal next-day obligation on February 14. In Schedule B, R Payment of Tax, Penalties, and Interest enters $2,350 on line 14, and checks the box on line 14 to The entire amount of tax, penalties, and interest is due by the indicate it incurred a next-day liability. R enters its February 28 liability on line 28 and does not check the box on line 28 original due date of the return. because it did not incur a next-day liability . R enters its If payment is due, and the employer is required to pay by EFT, liability for February 2021 - $4,300 on the line labeled “Month see the Section, How to Make EFT Payments, for instructions on 2 Liability”. R also enters this amount on Part 2, Schedule B, paying your tax liability by EFT. line B2. If payment is due, and the employer is not required to pay by EFT, you may elect to pay by EFT. Or you may pay by check or 7 |
Arizona Form A1-QRT Part 5 - Amended Return Information Paid Preparer Use Only If this is an amended return, explain why you are amending Paid preparers: Sign and date the return. Complete the firm Form A1-QRT. name and address lines (the paid preparer’s name and address, if self-employed). Part 6 – Final Form A1-QRT Paid preparers must provide a Tax Identification Number Lines 1 through 6 - (TIN). Paid preparers that fail to include their TIN may be If you checked the Box C, “Final Return (CANCEL subject to a penalty. ACCOUNT)”, check the box that explains why this is your final The TIN for a paid preparer may be one of the following: return. If the reason is not provided, check “Other” and enter • The preparer’s PTIN, your own explanation. • The EIN for the business, or, Line 7 – • The individual preparer’s social security number Check the box and provide name and location of your records (SSN), if self-employed. if they will be kept at a different location from the address you provided in Part 1. Line 8 – Check the box and provide the name and address of the successor employer, if any. Who Must Sign Form A1-QRT The following persons are authorized to sign the return for each type of business entity. • Sole proprietorship - The individual who owns the business. • Corporation [including a limited liability company (LLC) treated as a corporation] - The president, vice president, or other principal officer duly authorized to sign. • Partnership (including an LLC treated as a partnership) or unincorporated organization - A responsible and duly authorized member, partner, or officer having knowledge of its affairs. • 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. 8 |