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April 9, 2026
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When will 2026 Quick employer forms be ready for 2026 terminated business

  • April 9, 2026
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I have a client who terminated his business in March 2026. When will 2026 quick employer forms be ready. IRS instructions indicate IRS forms filed within 30 days of final 941. In this case it's March 31, 2026, so by April 30, 2026.

I see this discussed several years back. ONLY extra info I see is REV PROC 96-57. Apparently, some kind of automatic extension. Provisions are a little confusing to me.

Section 4. Automatic Extension period Qualified Employers finish on or before the later of the expedited due date or October 31 of the year in which they file their final Form 941. 

Section 5. Discretionary Extensions. Qualified Employers may request additional extensions of time to furnish W-2 to employees and W-2 with SSA to the Director, Martinsburg Computing Center. etc. etc.

Since this is a REV PROC from 1996, it appears it's never been updated??

I just ordered the 2026 forms form the IRS website. Will see where that goes?

Any other suggestions.

 

 

 

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dascpa
Level 11
April 10, 2026

I don't use Quick Employer Forms but from every other software I've seen you won't have access to 2026 forms until late 2026 or early 2027 when the government releases the final version.

Per IRS topic No. 752 - If an employee stops working for you before the end of the year, you may give your former employee Form W-2 any time prior to, but no later than February 2, 2026 (change date to 02/01/2027) . If your employee asks for the Form W-2, you must give your employee Copies B, C, and 2 within 30 days of the request or within 30 days of the final wage payment, whichever is later. 

However, I have NEVER seen an employee ask for one or an employer issue one.

If you must, prepare the form yourself. A 2026 [non-final] copy in on the IRS website.

Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
April 10, 2026

give it to them now, they'll lose it before next filling season anyhow.

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