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                                   Table of   Contents 

1. What’s New   & General      information             page 3   

2. My Taxes                                            page 4   

3. Record Format   & Record     Delimiter              page 5   

4. Required RS  record     layout                      page 6   

5. Required RV  record     layout                      page 7  

6. Splitting Large Files                               page 8   

7. Importing W2 Files via MyTaxes                 page 9    

8. Contact information                                 page 10    

9. CD Rom                                              page 11    

10. WV IT105 Transmitter     Summary                page 12    

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WV/IT 105‐   
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                                                What’s New                   for     2020             

      Any employer who       uses  a payroll     service     or is required     to file a withholding      return for 25 or more       
        employees must       file electronically. 

      West  Virginia is   operating on    a January       31 due    date. 

      2020 withholding data       must    be  submitted       via MyTaxes       secure     website          (see pg. 4) 

      All files MUST   contain    the  IT 103in the   RV record  (see pg.   7)          
                Note! the  money       fields in the   RV record    differ from the       standard   EFW2 format        
                        Use only   WHOLE         DOLLAR       entries  (see pg. 7)       

      The submission       MUST   include   the     RS and   RV record    (pgs. 6 7)      
                For every  RE,  there  must      be a corresponding        RV record   

      Failure to   include these  records     will  result    in the   submission       being rejected.            

                                                      General InformationWest Virginia    Accepts    EFW2    Format      ONLY         !  We follow    the  current  Social Security   Administration’s 
        EFW2 publication       located: 
        https://www.ssa.gov/employer/EFW2&EFW2C.htm?_ga=2.256134920.226340051.1603121534-
        1129845913.1603121534

       ONLY  Submit your      file ONE  time.  Duplicate       submissions       will negatively   impact   your account     and the   
        accounts of   those you     have submitted       for. 

       ALL Files  submitted   to   West Virginia     MUST      be in text   (.txt) format,   512 bytes in length   per line         

       All files MUST   have  record    delimiters. 

       Corrected W  ‐  2s must be submitted          on paper    with an amended         WV/IT 103 form‐       

       Prior year data   must be   submitted      on CD    Rom    (see pg.  11 & 12)         

       File size can be no larger  than    30,000    records     per file. Large    files will need to be split. Each   file must       
        contain a   full set of   record types: RA,  RE, RW,    RS,  RT, RV &     RF (see   page 8 for details)      

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MyTaxes provides    a   more secure  environment       to submit     data files and    requires  less paperwork  to process.   If          
you are not already registered     for MyTaxes,   when    accessing           https://mytaxes.wvtax.gov you will           be required to   
complete the   following   steps:    

       Taxpayer Verification      –   This requires your Federal     Tax ID Number,    individual     taxpayer ID number,    social         
        security number    or   WV tax ID number.     (If you    are unsure  of your   WV ID, contact  Taxpayer   Services at             
        1‐ 800 982‐ 8297)‐    
        You will choose   a   tax account  type, the account    number      and your   zip code.            
       Create Logon  Information       
       Add Access  to   Accounts (Optional)          
       Once registered,   you     may request access     to any   or all     your tax accounts  that are available  on MyTaxes.             
 
 If you are a   Payroll Service    Provider   and have     not   yet  registered,      contact    Christine.D.Stephenson@wv.gov 

         ALL OTHER    registration     questions  must    contact     Taxpayer         Services Division  at    1 800 9828297 

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                                                         Record Format                   
 
         Fixed File   Length   of   512 bytes per SSA         
         Character Set     must   be ASCII     
         Record delimiter        must be carriage  return   and    line feed        
         All non     numeric‐  data must   be uppercase            
           
                                                        Record Delimiter                  
 
A Record  delimiter    must   follow  each    record in the   file except  for the last record.    The record delimiter     must       
consist of   two characters,    carriage  return  and   line feed   (CR/LF).            
 
Make sure  each       record is exactly   512 characters by adding   spaces      at the end    as needed.    The carriage return        
and the line feed     character   must   be placed  in positions    513 and 514,   respectively.               
 
                                   * DO NOT      Place a   record delimiter      before  the   first  record        
 
        * DO NOT        Place more    than    one record delimiter      i.e., more  than  one carriage       return / line feed     
                                                    combination, following a   record                
 
                                * DO NOT       Place record   delimiters    after   a field   within  a record      .  
      
                                                 Required Record Sequence                             

                      Code RA          ‐        Submitter Record                         REQUIRED 

                      Code RE    ‐              Employer Record                          REQUIRED 

                      Code RW          ‐        Employee Wage       Record               REQUIRED 

                      Code RS  ‐                State Record                             REQUIRED for    WV       

                      Code RT    ‐              Total Record                             REQUIRED 

                      Code RV                 Total Record                             REQUIRED modified        for WV     

                      NOTE:  Blank Fill     to   achieve the   correct  file length      of            512    

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      Code RS State       Record     (Employee      Information)             * REQUIRED             *            

 Location            Field                                    Length               Specification        

 1 2‐                Record Identifier                  2                          Required. Enter      “RS”      

 3 4‐                State Code                         2                          Required. Enter      "54”.      cannot be  “WV”       

 10 18‐              Social Security Number             9                          cannot be       000, 111, 999,  etc.                    

                                                                                   Must send       paper if   no SSN assigned         

 19 33‐              First Name                                15 

 34 48‐              Middle Name   or   Initial                15 

 49 68‐              Last Name                                 20 

 248 267‐            Employer Account   Number                  20                 Use 9   digit FEIN    . Left Justify. No spaces or   dashes. 

 274 275‐            State Code                         2                          Required. Enter      "54".     cannot be   “WV”       

      276 286‐       State Taxable Wages                        11                 Required. Currency.       Right   Justify, Zero   Fill   

      287 297‐       State Income  Tax Withheld                 11                 Required. Currency.       Right   Justify, Zero   Fill   

 298 512‐            Blank Filled  

             The carriage   return and the line feed character must be placed   in positions   513 and 514, respectively.                
                                                                        
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 Code RV    State Record                     (WV/IT         103) *REQUIRED*                        

 1 2‐                  Record Identifier                                2          Required. Enter    "RV"      

 3 4‐                  State Code                                       2          Required. Enter    "54"      

 5 11‐                 Form Identification                              7          Required. Enter    "WVIT103".       Omit  hyphen.       

 12 15‐                Tax  Year                                        4          Required. Enter    "2020"        

 16 24‐         FEIN                                                    9          Required. Numeric.     Omit      hyphen.       

 25 32‐                WV 8   digit account number                      8          Required. Numeric.     Omit      hyphen.         

 33 44‐                First Quarter  Tax Due                           12         Required. Whole Dollars          . Right Justify, Zero Fill   

 45 56‐                Second Quarter   Tax  Due                        12         Required. Whole Dollars          . Right Justify, Zero Fill   

 57 68‐                Third Quarter Tax  Due                           12         Required. Whole Dollars          . Right Justify, Zero Fill   

 69 80‐                Fourth Quarter   Tax Due                         12         Required. Whole Dollars          . Right Justify, Zero Fill   

 81 92‐                TOTAL Tax    Due for the year                    12         Required. Whole Dollars          . Right Justify, Zero Fill   

 93 104‐               Number   Of Tax Statements  Transmitted          12         Required. Numeric.     Right     Justify, Zero   Fill  

 105 116‐              Total Tax Withheld                               12         Required. Whole Dollars          . Right Justify, Zero Fill   

 117 512‐       Filler                                                  395        Zero or   Blank Fill.  

           The carriage       return  and the line feed character must   be placed    in positions   513 and   514, respectively.               
                                                                                
        NOTE:  The money                  fields   in this   RV record        differ     from the        standard        EFW2 RS                     

                                                             record money fields.                    

                                                 Round and use          whole         dollars    only!              

                                                              Ex:  $950.75 =   951                

                                                             DON      OT NTER E        95100 

        Records and     fields   not  specifically mentioned  may   be considered     optional.    It is your     responsibility to resubmit         
       corrected media        in   an acceptable format within   45 days.  However,   the original    submission    is considered    a timely         
  filing if     it was postmarked     by   January 31. You must  keep a copy,   or be able   to reconstruct    the data, for 5 years after             
                                                              the due date  of   the report.      

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Requirements for splitting                             large      files        

There     is a file submission     constraint   allowing     a maximum      of 30,000    RW Employee   ‐  Wage Records        and   30,000  RS – State                
Wage Records.         Therefore,   any   file  resulting   in more    than either     30,000   RW or 30,000    RS records   must be split   into                
smaller files.      Each  of   the split files must contain     the following     required     record types  and   follow  the  specifications    for the             
EFW2 format         unless  otherwise     specified    in this   West   Virginia  specification    book.            

1 RA Record      Submitter ‐ Record      (required)             
        Must be      the   first  data  record    on each   split file      

1 or   more RE   Record   Employer ‐     Record    (required)             
        The first RE     record   must     follow   the RA record      in each   split file         
        Following the       last  RS    record    for the employer,     create   an RT and    RV  record and  then either    the:                  
                    o RE Record       for the  next  employer     in the   split file submission;     or        
                    o RF record if   this is the   last report    in the   split file submission            

1 or   more RW      Record  Employee ‐    Wage     Record    (required)                
        Following each            RE record,  include    the  RW and RS records        for that RE  record           
        There     is a file size  constraint      allowing  a maximum      of 30,000     RW records      per file submission;    If you do not   split            
         files allowing      30,000      or   less RW  records   per file, your    submission    will error  and not be processed                     

1 or   more RS   Record   State ‐  Wage   Record     (required)             
        There     is a file size  constraint      allowing  a maximum      of 30,000     RS records   per file submission;      If you do not   split            
         files allowing      30,000      or   less RS   records per file, your    submission   will error and  not be processed                      
        The RS Record       should      follow    the related   RW Record               
        If there     are multiple       Wage  Records     for an employee,       include    each State   Wage  Record      for the employee                 
         immediately after            the related    RW   Record         

1 or   more RT   Record   Total ‐  Record      (required)          
            1 RT   Record  must   be    generated     for each   RE Record      within  each split  file           
            If you  are  splitting the  file  and multiple      files include   RS records    for the same  employer,      the totals on the    RT              
             Record should         represent   the  total  for the individual     split file submission   in which   it is contained.     This will be  a           
             partial total   for   the  employer.       

1 or   more RV    Record  State ‐  Total  Record     (required)             
            The RV Record     must      be generated      for each   RE Record    within    each split file         
            If you  are  splitting the  file  and multiple      files include   RS records    for the same  employer,      the totals on the    RV              
             Record should         represent   the  total  for the employer       across  split file submissions.   The RV  Record      represents      the          
             WV/IT 103‐   and      will result in duplicate    RV Records   for the     same   employer   (1 for each   split file that contains     RS            
             records for    that   employer).      However,      the system will file    the  WV/IT   103 once‐ for each employer,        even though                
             multiple RV    Records      will  be  received.       

1 RF Final ‐ Record   (required    for split    files)        
        Must be      the   last   record on the split    file        
        Must appear         only  once   on   each    split file       
        Must contain        the   total  number       of RW   records  on the    split file         
  
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                                                               How do I?   

                                                           Import a   File…                   

       Select the     SubmitW 2  hyperlink (to       the  right)     
       Select IMPORT button (top           right    corner)       
       Select Browse   to   locate your    W 2  ‐  file     
       Choose the     file you want to import,            Select Open         
       Select IMPORT button –   click only           once  as large    files may take a   minute    to import.   Only one  file may              
        be imported     per  submission           
       Once file  is   imported, the  gray boxes       will populate    the number      of Employers     and Employees      in the file.          
       Click NEXT (lower right)       to   view your     file data on the   screens           
       Once you’ve     viewed   all   the data,    the     SUBMIT button will           be available   (lower  right)     
       Enter your    password   and        OK 
       You will  receive    a   confirmation number            

 NOTE:   if there are errors detected, you  will be unable     to proceed   until they are resolved.              Any corrections needed    must   
                                            be made       within  the   actual file, not on screen.          

                                                  Manually Enter                     W  ‐ 2’s…           

                   *** Required Fields      are   designated   by   tiny orange triangle  in the   upper  Left corner         *** 

       Select the     SubmitW 2  hyperlink (to       the  right)      
       Select Checkbox   to manually input             W  ‐  2 forms, click       Next (lower right)      
       Type the   4   digit  Tax Year        in the last box  of   the prepopulated     Employer     Record,   click        Next (Note: this  
        page is   prepopulated with     the   business     name/address         as you   are registered   in our system)             
       Enter the     Employees  SSN   and  other     required     fields (delivery    address    is NOT   required)           
             o     You may   either click    Next   to enter their       wage     data or remain     on this page  and enter  all       
                   employees at   one time        then  proceed    to the   wage   data entry by clicking               Next.  
       Once all   employees wage      data      is entered,   click       Next (lower right)         
       You may    now  view  each  employee          W 2  ‐    by   clicking the    View   W2 circle  , then choosing   the    View W2
        hyperlink next to     it
       You now    have the   option   to         SUBMIT (lower right)          
       Enter your    password   and   select         OK 
       You will  receive    a   confirmation number            

             NOTE:  You may     SAVE at any   point   during   entry and return    later to Edit Submission    and Submit.            
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            Contact Information                    

                         Mailing Address  : 

            West Virginia State    Tax Department      

                      TAAD/ Withholding      

                         PO Box 3943     

            Charleston, WV          25339 3943‐    

            Courier or   Overnight Deliveries (ONLY):   

            West Virginia State    Tax Department      

            Revenue Center         /   Withholding  

                      1001 Lee Street  East    

            Charleston, WV          25301 1725‐    

                           Email 

            Christine.D.Stephenson@wv.gov 

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                  If unable to   comply with             new         guidelines…                  

                  CD ROM will  be  permitted    for your   transition       year ONLY               
 
                  CD ROM must      have External Label  containing       the following:          
                                                       
       Name, address and FEIN    of   sender 
       Name and telephone     number  of   contact person        
       Type of   information being reported (e.g.  W 2)  ‐  and tax year          
       Volume number  (if   multi volume‐ reports)      
  
            FILE NAME MUST    BE:     w2report.txt   or w2report.zip and open to          w2report.txt 

             Your package      must include   a WV/IT 105‐ Transmitter      Summary   Report          
             and WV/IT 103‐   Annual  Reconciliation  or it     will be rejected  & returned.        
 
                       WV/IT 103      can  be found    on our website:              

                   http://tax.wv.gov/Documents/TaxForms/it103.pdf 

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                        West Virginia State Tax Department 
                                                                     
                                             W 2‐  Transmitter Summary                Report               

                                                        Tax Year _________                   

                         Transmitter Name                                                                         FEIN 

                              Address                                                                         Contact Person

                            City, State, Zip                                                             Phone # and Extension 

                                             EFW2 Format (512                     bytes  only)                 

                                                         Data:        ‐  W 2

                                                   Media:       CD Rom                         

                  List all   employers included   in   this filing (attach         additional            sheets   if needed)           
                        Employer Name                                                                    FEIN                                 # of W-2s 
                                  
                * File name must be  w2report  or w2report.zip.   Any other        file name             will be rejected   and returned.       

  Note: Please complete a   separate Media   Transmitter Report for each           CD ROM.    Package         CD ROMs     appropriately    to ensure     
  against damage during shipping. Mail  all completed   reports along with Form          WV/IT            103 Annual‐  Reconciliation  and media to:      

                        Mailing Address:                                         Courier or   Overnight Deliveries              (ONLY):        

                West Virginia State  Tax Department                                West Virginia              State   Tax   Department         

                  TAAD/ Withholding                                                    Revenue Center                 /   Withholding       

                        PO Box  3943                                                                    1001 Lee  Street    East   

                  Charleston, WV      25339  3943‐                                          Charleston, WV            25301     1725‐   

            Do not submit            this    form  unless           you            are mailing                       a CD Rom                     

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