IRS begs for tax form feedback: Make payroll less painful?
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The IRS wants your thoughts on how it collects info from U.S. employers about employment taxes. If you fill out or handle these tax forms, your feedback can help make the process easier and clearer. Comments are due by November 13, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in and possibly save time and hassle!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Large employer tax compliance burden
If you are an employer, the IRS estimates 7,730,000 respondents will spend a total of 475,200,000 hours preparing employment tax returns and related forms. The IRS lists a preliminary average of 61 hours 28 minutes per respondent, monetized time of $17,082,000,000, out-of-pocket costs of $21,499,000,000, and a preliminary total monetized burden of $38,581,000,000.
Form list and guidance affect employers
The information collection covers a long list of employment tax forms, schedules, attachments, and published guidance (including forms such as W-2, 941, 940, 944, 945, SS-8, 8974, 8952 and many others). Employers who prepare or submit these specific forms are subject to the reported compliance burdens and any future changes described in this package.
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