Quarterly filings
Federal Form 941
Quarterly federal employment tax return — wages, federal income tax withheld, Social Security and Medicare. Due April 30, July 31, October 31, January 31.
Quarterly filings
Quarterly state + federal filings, without the calendar anxiety.
If you have employees, you've got at least four recurring filings every quarter — federal 941, Minnesota withholding, Minnesota unemployment, and the year-end 940. Miss one and the penalty letters start. We file every cycle, on time, and reconcile to your books at year-end.
What this covers
The payroll filings that don't run themselves.
Most payroll providers (Gusto, ADP, Paychex) handle the actual quarterly filings — but they only do it if their data is correct, the payments are funded on time, and someone is watching for state-side discrepancies. We act as the second pair of eyes: confirming filings went out, reconciling deposits to liability, responding to state notices, and filing the returns directly when you don't use a payroll service. For employers running payroll in-house or with smaller payroll providers, we handle every quarterly cycle end-to-end.
What we handle
The quarterly + annual filings, by name.
These are the recurring filings that touch every Minnesota employer with W-2 staff.
Quarterly filings
Minnesota withholding return
Quarterly state income tax withholding reconciliation. Filed through Minnesota Department of Revenue's e-Services portal.
Quarterly filings
Minnesota unemployment insurance (UI)
Quarterly wage report and tax payment to the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance program. Due the last day of the month following each quarter.
Quarterly filings
Federal Form 940
Annual federal unemployment (FUTA) return. Filed by January 31, but the underlying liability accrues quarterly if it exceeds $500.
Quarterly filings
Year-end W-2 + W-3 + 1099-NEC
We prep and file annual wage and contractor reports — W-2s to employees, 1099-NECs to contractors, and the corresponding W-3 and 1096 transmittals.
Quarterly filings
Notice + reconciliation work
When the state writes asking about a discrepancy between your filings and your deposits, we read it, find the cause, and respond. Most notices are bookkeeping mismatches, not actual problems.
Why this is a separate service
Payroll providers aren't auditors of their own work.
Gusto, ADP, and Paychex handle most filings well — but they only see the data you give them. If a contractor was misclassified as an employee (or vice versa), if a state's rate changed and your payroll setup wasn't updated, if a deposit timing got missed because of a long holiday weekend — none of that gets flagged. We sit between your bookkeeping and your payroll provider, reconcile quarterly, and catch the small mismatches before they compound into year-end notices or a state audit. For employers without a payroll service, we file directly.
Common questions
What people ask us about this.
Often paired with
Related services on the menu.
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