Revised IRS Form 941 for 2024

What are the changes to Form 941 for 2024?

There are some major changes to Form 941 for 2024. The following changes are expected for the 2024 tax year:

• The Social Security wage base limit has increased from $160,200 to $168,600.
• In 2024, household workers earning $2,700 or more must pay Social Security and Medicare taxes.
• Election workers who get $2,300 or more in cash or similar pay will be liable to Social Security and Medicare taxes in 2024.
• Businesses can no longer claim COVID-19 credits for qualifying sick and family leave wages on Federal Form 941.

Certain lines have been removed from Form 941 for 2024:

• In Part 1, Lines 11a to 11g have been removed. Instead, Line 11 will have the information regarding Form 8974 (Payroll tax credit for Qualified small businesses for increasing research activities). Refer to the image attached below.

• Form 941, 2023

• Revised Form 941, 2024
• Lines 13a- 13i have also been removed. Instead, line 13 will contain information regarding the sum of deposits for the particular quarter which includes overpayment applied from a prior quarter and overpayments applied from Form 941-X, Form 941-X (PR), Form 944-X, or Form 944-X (SP) filed in the current quarter.

• In Part 3, Lines 19 - 28 have been removed.

When are the Form 941 deadlines for the 2024 tax year?

Form 941 is required to be filed every quarter while the business is in operation. The 2024 Form 941 due dates are listed in the table below:

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