After you are signed up to be a Withholding Submitter in Revenue Online, the following are options for reporting year-end information. The options are divided by wage withholding and 1099/W-2G withholding.
If you have more than 10 employees (W-2) or more than 10 recipients of 1099s/W-2Gs, you must use one of the two reporting methods below. Employers or institutions using the methods above should not send paper W-2 or 1099/W-2G statements to the Department. Do not file form DR 1093 unless paying additional tax or requesting a refund.
For more information, visit the Annual Reconciliation Frequently Asked Questions web page.
Wages (W-2 Statements)
- Submit a manual withholding file through Revenue Online. You will type each form into Revenue Online. There is no limit on how many W-2s that can be entered. If you cannot finish entering all the W-2s, you may save what you have entered, close the session and return later to finalize the entries,
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- Submit a CDOR-EFW2 Withholding file attachment through Revenue Online. The file contains all accounts where the employer withheld Colorado tax. This method is mandatory for employers with more than 10 employees.
1099 & W-2G Statements
- Submit a manual withholding file through Revenue Online. You will type each form into Revenue Online. There is no limit on how many 1099s/W-2Gs that can be entered. If you cannot finish entering all the forms, you may save what you have entered, close the session and return later to finalize the entries.
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- Submit an IRS Format 1220 Withholding file attachment on Revenue Online. Filing specifications for 1099s/W-2Gs are available at www.IRS.gov. This method is mandatory for entities with more than 10 payees.