What is Form 940 used for in the IRS?
Form 940 is provided by employers to the Feds and reports the
amount of FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax) that they must pay for
their employees. The detail shows which employees (by SS # of
course) are included for what amounts of FUTA taxable income. FUTA
Taxable income is different than other types of taxable income by
an assortmetn of things....different to FICA taxable income most
importantly by it not having a maximum amount that contributions
stop after (FICA stops after 97.5K (102K in 2008) of income, FUTA
doesn't). So, how exactly the government or it's computers (most
employers are required to file this electronically), use the form
or the information on the form, and the payment that must have been
made it represents....other than generally to calculate and fund
the Federal portion of unemeployment insurance coverages....?