{"id":298,"date":"2010-02-23T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realtaxtools.com\/Payroll-1099\/?p=298"},"modified":"2010-02-23T13:08:02","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T17:08:02","slug":"efw2-efw2-format-efw2-file-format-efw2-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtaxtools.com\/Payroll-1099\/1099\/efw2-efw2-format-efw2-file-format-efw2-software\/","title":{"rendered":"EFW2 | EFW2 Format | EFW2 File Format | EFW2 Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EFW2 or EFW2 format is a type of file used by employers and <a title=\"Payroll\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realtaxtools.com\">payroll<\/a> providers to report w2 forms electronically with the SSA (Social Security Administration) . Each year the SSA updates the <a title=\"w-2 e-filing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realtaxtools.com\/W2-Mate.html\">W-2 electronic filing<\/a> instructions through what is called the &#8220;Specifications for Filing Forms W-2 Electronically&#8221; or EFW2. For example for tax year 2009 (w2&#8217;s reported in 2010) the SSA issued 2009 EFW2 specifications (EFW2 Tax Year 2009).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our W2 Mate W2 1099 software fully supports the EFW2 format. You can read more about W2 Mate and download a free EFW2 w2 software demo by visiting the <a title=\"W2 Mate software page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realtaxtools.com\/W2-Mate.html\">W2 Mate software page<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Where can I find an EFW2 Software?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our W2 Mate software is a full EFW2 software that complies with the SSA Specifications for Filing Forms W-2 Electronically. Read More.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">How Does a file in EFW2 Format look like?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A file using the EFW2 Format has the following structure or layout:<\/p>\n<p>RA Record \u2013 Submitter Record (Required)<br \/>\nRE Record \u2013 Employer Record (Required)<br \/>\nRW Record \u2013 Employee Wage Record (Required)<br \/>\nRO Record \u2013 Employee Wage Record (Optional)<br \/>\nRS Record \u2013 State Wage Record (Optional)<br \/>\nRT Record \u2013 Total Record (Required)<br \/>\nRU Record \u2013 Total Record (Optional)<br \/>\nRV Record \u2013 State Total Record (Optional)<br \/>\nRF Record \u2013 Final Record (Required)<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">How can I create an EFW2 file?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You will usually need a computer software to create the EFW2 file for you. It&#8217;s not easy to manually create an EFW2 file by hand.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Does a file in the EFW2 Format have a certain file extension?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>No it does not and you can name the EFW2 anything you want.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">What character sets are used by the EFW2 format?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0ASCII-1 (American Standard Code for Information Interchange-1) for SSA Business Services Online submitters.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Is there a set length for each record in an EFW2-formatted file?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, 512 bytes.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Are there any restrictions concerning the number of records for an EFW2 file?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>EFW2 can hold up to one million employee wage records.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Does the EFW2 Format have any rules for money fields?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Money amounts inside a file that complies with the\u00a0 EFW2 format must contain only numbers, with no punctuation and must include both dollars and cents with the decimal point assumed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Download our W2 Mate software and generate your EFW2 files now. <a title=\"w2 software free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realtaxtools.com\/download.html\">W2 Mate software free<\/a> demo.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EFW2 or EFW2 format is a type of file used by employers and payroll providers to report w2 forms electronically with the SSA. 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