{"id":30325,"date":"2017-10-25T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?p=30325"},"modified":"2018-04-14T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T20:12:20","slug":"tax-dictionary-employment-tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/tax-dictionary-employment-tax-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Tax Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>IRS Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Generally, employers must report wages, tips and other compensation paid to an employee by filing the required forms to the IRS. You must also report taxes you deposit by filing Forms 940, 941 and 944 on paper or through e-file.<\/p>\n<h2>More from H&amp;R Block<\/h2>\n<p>Employers are required to report the amounts they withhold from an employee\u2019s pay check and the employer portion of Social Security\/Medicare on the quarterly Form 941 or the annual Form 944. 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