Entering Withholding Agent Information

Click the Withholding Agent button located in the top left corner of the program's grid. Alternatively, users can click the Options menu and select Filer (Company) Information from the dropdown list. This step should be completed before saving and closing the file. Please note that company or Withholding Agent information is entered only once. Some Boxes in the Filer window can be double-clicked to display a table of values.

Upon accurately entering the withholding agent and all payee information, the recipient copies must be printed on blank white paper. As per the Instructions for Form 1042-S, these copies are due by March 15th of the following year. To learn how to print the 1042-S forms for recipients on plain paper, see: Printing Recipient Copies To submit the forms to the IRS, click the Transmitter Button (or select "Transmitter's (Submitter's) Information" from the Options dropdown menu) to enter the TCC (Transmitter Control Code Information) beginning with "22." For information on obtaining a TCC, please refer to the relevant section: Obtaining a TCC. Once TCC is entered, file the forms to the IRS using the FIRE System before March 15th.

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