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taxmap/pubs/p51-010.htm#TXMP648eb510 11. Records You Should Keep(p20)

Recordkeeping

Every employer subject to employment taxes must keep all related records available for inspection for at least 4 years after the due date for the return period to which the records relate, or the date the taxes are paid, whichever is later. You may keep the records in whatever form you choose.

Keep a record of the following information.

• Your EIN.
• Names, addresses, social security numbers, and occupations of employees.
• Dates of employees' employment.
• Amounts and dates of all cash wages, annuity, and pension payments.
• Fair market value and dates of all noncash payments.
• Periods for which employees were paid while absent due to sickness or injury, and the amount and weekly rate of payments you or third-party payers made to them.
• Dates and amounts of tax deposits that you made and acknowledgment numbers for deposits made by EFTPS.
• Fringe benefits provided, including substantiation.

Keep copies of the following documents.

• Forms W-4 (Formulario W-4(SP)), W-4P, and W-4S.
• Forms W-5 (Formulario W-5(SP)).
• Forms W-2, including employee copies of any 
  Forms W-2 that were returned to you as undeliverable.
• Returns that you filed.

If a crew leader furnished you with farmworkers, you must keep a record of the name, permanent mailing address, and EIN of the crew leader. If the crew leader has no permanent mailing address, record his or her present address.

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