Form 8919, Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages Instructions
This form contains 40 fields organized into 14 sections. Below is a complete list of every field, its type, and what information is expected.
| Field Name | Type | Description |
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| Add lines 11 and 12 (Line 13) | ||
| topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_35[0 | Text | |
| Fifth Firm Info (Row 5) | ||
| Fifth Firm — Name of firm | Text |
Enter the legal name of the firm that paid you for services (this is the fifth firm listed).
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| Fifth Firm — Federal employer identification number (EIN) | Number |
Enter the firm's federal employer identification number (EIN) for this fifth firm.
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| Fifth Firm — Reason code | Text |
Enter the applicable reason code (for example A, C, G, or H) that explains why you believe you should have been treated as an employee of this fifth firm.
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| Fifth Firm — Date of IRS determination or correspondence | Date |
Enter the date the IRS sent the determination or other correspondence related to this fifth firm. Fill only if 'Fifth Firm — Reason code' is 'A' or 'C' (any).
Depends on:
Fifth Firm — Reason code
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| Row 5 – Check if Form 1099‑MISC and/or 1099‑NEC was received | Checkbox |
Check this box if, for the firm listed on line 5, you received a Form 1099‑MISC and/or Form 1099‑NEC.
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| Fifth Firm — Total wages not reported on Form W-2 | Number |
Enter the total wages you received from this fifth firm that had no social security or Medicare tax withheld and were not reported on Form W-2.
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| Filer name and Social Security number | ||
| Filer's name | Text |
Enter the full name of the person who must file this Form 8919 (first name, middle initial if used, and last name).
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| Social security number | Text |
Enter the filer’s nine-digit Social Security number exactly as assigned (include leading zeros if any).
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| First Firm Info (Row 1) | ||
| First firm — Name of firm | Text |
Enter the legal name of the first firm that paid you for which you are reporting uncollected Social Security and Medicare tax.
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| First firm — Federal employer identification number (EIN) | Text |
Enter the first firm’s federal employer identification number (EIN) exactly as issued by the IRS.
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| First firm — Reason code | Text |
Enter the applicable reason code (A, C, G, or H) that best explains why the firm did not withhold Social Security and Medicare tax.
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| First firm — Date of IRS determination or correspondence | Date |
Enter the date the IRS sent the determination or any correspondence related to this firm. Fill only if 'First firm — Reason code' is 'A' or 'C' (any).
Depends on:
First firm — Reason code
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| First firm (Row 1) — Check if Form 1099-MISC and/or 1099-NEC was received | Checkbox |
Check this box when the first firm you listed (row 1) issued you a Form 1099-MISC and/or Form 1099-NEC for the tax year.
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| First firm — Total wages with no Social Security or Medicare tax withheld | Number |
Enter the total amount of wages you received from the first firm on which no Social Security or Medicare tax was withheld.
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| Fourth Firm Info (Row 4) | ||
| 4th Firm — Name of firm | Text |
Enter the full legal name of the firm that paid you for the services listed on row 4 exactly as it appears on their records or tax documents.
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| 4th Firm — Federal employer identification number (EIN) | Text |
Enter the firm's nine-digit federal employer identification number (EIN) as shown on tax documents, including any leading zeros and without dashes.
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| 4th Firm — Reason code | Text |
Enter the single-letter reason code (for example A, C, G, or H) that applies to why you are filing for this firm on row 4.
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| 4th Firm — Date of IRS determination or correspondence | Date |
Enter the date of the IRS determination letter or other IRS correspondence related to this firm's classification for row 4. Fill only if '4th Firm — Reason code' is 'A' or 'C' (any).
Depends on:
4th Firm — Reason code
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| Fourth firm — Check if Form 1099‑MISC and/or 1099‑NEC was received | Checkbox |
Check this box if you received a Form 1099‑MISC and/or Form 1099‑NEC from the fourth firm listed (i.e., for the firm on row 4).
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| 4th Firm — Total wages not subject to Social Security/Medicare tax | Number |
Enter the total wages you received from this firm that had no Social Security or Medicare tax withheld and were not reported on a Form W-2 for row 4.
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| Maximum amount subject to social security tax (Line 7) | ||
| topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_29[0 | Text | |
| Multiply line 10 by 0.062 (Line 11) | ||
| topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_33[0 | Text | |
| Multiply line 6 by 0.0145 (Line 12) | ||
| topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_34[0 | Text | |
| Second Firm Info (Row 2) | ||
| Second Firm Name | Text |
Enter the full name of the second firm for which you performed services.
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| Second Firm EIN | Number |
Enter the federal employer identification number assigned to the second firm.
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| Second Reason Code | Text |
Enter the applicable reason code (for example A, C, G, or H) that explains why you are filing for the second firm.
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| Second IRS Determination/Correspondence Date | Date |
Enter the date of the IRS determination or correspondence related to the second firm. Fill only if 'Second Reason Code' is 'A' or 'C' (any).
Depends on:
Second Reason Code
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| Second - Check if Form 1099-MISC and/or 1099-NEC was received | Checkbox |
Check this box if, for the second firm listed on the form, you received a Form 1099-MISC and/or Form 1099-NEC for the tax year.
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| Second Total Wages Not Subject to SS/Medicare | Number |
Enter the total wages received from the second firm for which no Social Security or Medicare tax was withheld and that were not reported on Form W-2.
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| Subtract line 8 from line 7 (Line 9) | ||
| Line 9 — Subtract line 8 from line 7 | Number |
Enter the result of subtracting line 8 from line 7; if line 8 is greater than line 7, enter 0. Fill only if 'topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_29[0', 'Line 8 — Total social security wages' 35 is less than or equal to 34 (all).
Depends on:
topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].f1_29[0, Line 8 — Total social security wages
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| Third Firm Info (Row 3) | ||
| Third firm — Name of firm | Text |
Enter the full name of the third firm that paid you for services during the tax year.
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| Third firm — Federal identification number (EIN) | Text |
Enter the firm's federal employer identification number (EIN) as shown on the firm's tax documents.
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| Third firm — Reason code | Text |
Enter the applicable reason code (A, C, G, or H) that explains why you are filing Form 8919 for this firm.
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| Third firm — Date of IRS determination/correspondence | Date |
Enter the date of the IRS determination or correspondence related to this firm's worker classification. Fill only if 'Third firm — Reason code' is 'A' or 'C' (any).
Depends on:
Third firm — Reason code
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| Third firm — Check if Form 1099‑MISC and/or 1099‑NEC was received | Checkbox |
Check this box if, for the third firm listed on line 3, you received a Form 1099‑MISC and/or Form 1099‑NEC from that firm.
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| Third firm — Total wages not reported on Form W-2 | Number |
Enter the total wages you received from this firm that had no Social Security or Medicare tax withheld and were not reported on a Form W-2.
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| Total social security wages (Line 8) | ||
| Line 8 — Total social security wages | Number |
Enter the total social security wages and social security tips (total of boxes 3 and 7 on Form(s) W-2), plus railroad retirement (RRTA) compensation subject to the 6.2% rate and any unreported tips subject to social security tax.
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| Total wages (Line 6) | ||
| Total wages — Line 6 | Number |
Enter the combined total of wages from lines 1 through 5 in column (f); this is the Line 6 total wages amount to report here and on your Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR (line 1g). Fill only if 'First firm — Total wages with no Social Security or Medicare tax withheld', 'Second Total Wages Not Subject to SS/Medicare', 'Third firm — Total wages not reported on Form W-2', '4th Firm — Total wages not subject to Social Security/Medicare tax', 'Fifth Firm — Total wages not reported on Form W-2' is filled (any).
Depends on:
First firm — Total wages with no Social Security or Medicare tax withheld, Second Total Wages Not Subject to SS/Medicare, Third firm — Total wages not reported on Form W-2, 4th Firm — Total wages not subject to Social Security/Medicare tax, Fifth Firm — Total wages not reported on Form W-2
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| Wages subject to social security tax (Line 10) | ||
| Line 10 — Wages subject to social security tax | Number |
Enter the dollar amount of wages subject to social security tax (the smaller of line 6 or line 9) as reported on this form. Fill only if 'Total wages — Line 6', 'Line 9 — Subtract line 8 from line 7' is the smaller of 33 and 36 (all).
Depends on:
Total wages — Line 6, Line 9 — Subtract line 8 from line 7
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