04 October 2016 New Jersey 2016 Form W-2 specifications released, no change in filing date The New Jersey Division of Taxation has released the calendar year 2016 Form W-2 electronic filing specifications. According to the specifications, the deadline for filing remains at February 28, 2017. A Division representative also confirmed that the filing deadline for calendar year 2016 remains at February 28, 2017. The booklet contains the necessary instructions needed to file W-2 information via E-File. When filing via E-File, you must also complete and mail submitter form NJ-EFW2-S together with the associated Form NJ-W-3, Employer Reconciliation. The entire package is due by February 28, 2017. For questions concerning the E-Filing of Forms W-2 with New Jersey, call JoEllen Stevens at the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Technical Services at +1 609 530 7493. In order to assist New Jersey employers in the proper reporting of calendar year 2016 withholdings of employee contributions on the 2016 Form W-2, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the New Jersey Division of Taxation have established official Form W-2 reporting guidelines for 2016. Samples of the preferred and alternative methods for reporting worker contributions for 2016 for unemployment insurance, the Workforce Development Program/Supplemental Workforce Fund, family leave insurance and disability insurance are available by downloading the information from the Division's website. For more information regarding New Jersey Forms W-2 and NJ-W-3 reporting requirements go to the Division of Taxation website or call the Division's Customer Service Center at +1 609 292 6400. IT appears that for tax year 2016, New Jersey does not plan to align its Form W-2 deadline with the federal legislation signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-113), which accelerates the federal Form W-2 deadline from February 28 (March 31 for electronically filed forms) to January 31, effective with calendar year 2016 Forms W-2 filed in 2017. The legislation was enacted to combat tax refund fraud.
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