Quarter-End

The quarter-end process begins the month following the end of the quarter and involves:

• Reconciling accumulated per payroll tax figures to quarter-to-date totals

• Preparing and filing your quarterly returns and wage detail

• Making your quarterly deposits

• Producing your tax statement

Several weeks prior to the beginning of quarter-end processing, the Tax Service will mail you the QE Planner. The QE Planner contains your processing deadlines, tax changes that affect the current quarter-end, and procedure changes and reminders. Twice each year, the QE Planner will also contain your Master File Audit Report.

In addition to reviewing the QE Planner, there are other procedures involved in quarter-end:

• Finalizing the Quarter

• Processing Reruns

• Reporting Special Taxes, if applicable

• Transmitting Quarterly Data

• Resolving Variances

• Reviewing the Quarterly Tax Statements

• Reviewing your Master File Audit Report (twice a year)