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RT-8i
RT-8A Information Sheet R. 07/20
Correcting Errors
A previously filed quarterly report (RT-6) can be corrected online using the file and
pay website at floridarevenue.com/taxes/filepay. If you are required to file and pay
reemployment tax electronically, you are also required to correct your prior returns
electronically and should not submit the paper form entitled Correction to Employer’s
Quarterly or Annual Domestic Report (RT-8A). Review the Electronic RT-8A Guide at
floridarevenue.com/taxes/rt. Go to “Report and Payment Information” then select
“Correcting Errors” for help with correcting errors on quarterly reemployment reports.
Wages Common Errors
“Wages” means all remuneration for employment, Negative wage amounts are included in the
including commissions, bonuses, back pay awards, and employee’s “Gross” or “Taxable” Wages Paid
the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium Columns. Adjustments to previously filed RT-6, RT-6NF,
other than cash. However, wages reported on the: RT-6EW, and RT-7 wage information must be made for
• Employer’s Quarterly Report (RT-6), each quarter individually using the RT-8A. To adjust
• Employer’s Quarterly Report Continuation Sheet wages previously over-reported, write the amount
(RT-6A), originally reported for each employee in the “Original
• Employer’s Quarterly Report for Out-of-State Wages Wages” column and the corrected amounts in the
(RT-6NF), “Corrected Wages” column. Annual filers (RT-7) must
• Employer’s Reemployment Tax Annual Report for complete one RT-8A for each quarter being corrected.
Employers of Domestic Employees Only (RT-7),
• Employer’s Quarterly Report for Employees Employee wages that should have been reported to
Contracted to Governmental or Nonprofit Educational another state are included with Florida wages.
Institutions (RT-6EW), or The RT-6NF is used with the RT-6 to report out-of-state
• Correction to Employer’s Quarterly or Annual taxable wages paid to employees who work for the
Domestic Report (RT-8A) same employer in multiple states. The RT-8A can be
should not include amounts of compensation exempt used to correct wages previously reported as either
from Florida reemployment tax per section 443.1217(2) in-state or out-of-state.
(b)-(g), Florida Statutes.
Exempt wages are included with gross or taxable
Tips and gratuities are covered wages if received while wages. The following are examples of exempt wages
performing services that constitute employment and are that should not be included with gross or taxable
included in a written statement furnished to the employer wages:
by the employee, and amount to $20 or more per month. • A sole proprietor and his or her spouse, parents
and minor children under age 21
Sick and accident disability payments paid by an • Partners of a partnership
employing unit to an employee in the six calendar • Elected officials and others as specified under
months after the calendar month the employee stopped Florida Statutes
working are wages. Payments made under a worker’s
compensation law are excluded from wages. Other Errors on Reports:
• An incorrect or missing social security number is
Officers of a corporation performing services for the reported in Column 1 for the employee listed
corporation are employees, and compensation paid is • An incorrect or missing employee name is reported
considered wages. Only dividends on shares of stock and in Column 2
board of director fees are excluded from wages. • Wages or employees are reported more than once,
or duplicate wage information is sent
Members of a limited liability company classified as a • Typographical or written errors are made on the
corporation for federal income tax purposes, performing wage report
services for the limited liability company are employees.
To speak with a Department of Revenue representative, call Taxpayer Services at 850-488-6800, Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays, or visit the Department’s website at floridarevenue.com.
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