Tax year 2024 schemas and business rules for employment tax Modernized e-File (MeF) forms

 

Tax year 2024 documents

The tables below provide links to the tax year 2026 Extensible Markup Language (XML) schemas, business rules, and release memorandum for the employment tax forms (Form 94x series).

Throughout the year, multiple versions of schemas and business rules may be in use at the same time. The table reflects the effective dates in the Assurance Testing System (ATS) and Production System, for each version.

Tax year 2024 Form 94x (annual forms)

Version Available date ATS dates Production dates Comments
2024v4.2 04/24/2025 Start: 06/01/2025

End: TBD

Start: 06/22/2025

End: TBD

 
2024v4.1 02/11/2025

Start: 03/09/2025

End: TBD

Start: 03/23/2025

End: TBD

Business rule change page available 04/24/2025
2024v4.0 10/10/2024

Start: 11/17/2024

End: TBD

Start: 01/15/2025

End: TBD

Schema updates available 02/11/2025

Business rule change page available 02/11/2025

2024v3.0 08/29/2024

Start: 10/28/2024

End: 11/16/2024

Not valid in production  
2024v2.0 07/18/2024

Not valid in ATS

Not valid in production

 

Tax year 2024 Form 941x (quarterly forms)

Version Available date ATS dates Production dates Comments

2024Q1v2.0

2024Q2v2.0

2024Q3v2.0

2024Q4v2.0

4/18/2024

Start: 06/02/2024

End: TBD

Start: 06/16/2024

End: TBD

Schema updates available 02/11/2025

Business rule change page available 02/11/2025

2024Q1v1.0

2024Q2v1.0

2024Q3v1.0

2024Q4v1.0

06/08/2023

Start: 10/23/2023

End: 06/01/2024

Start: 04/01/2024

End: 06/15/2024

Business rules change page dated 02/08/2024

94x online signature PIN registration application

Version Available date ATS dates Production dates
CUv3.0 05/17/2018

Start: 10/29/2018

End: TBD

Start: 01/08/2019

End: TBD

Form 9465

Version Available date ATS dates Production dates
CUv27.0 11/13/2023

Start: 10/28/2024

End: TBD

Start: 01/25/2025

End: TBD

CUv26.0 11/13/2023 Start: 12/17/2023

End: 10/27/2024

Start: 01/29/2024

End: 01/24/2025


Schemas and business rules for Employment Tax Modernized e-File (MeF) Forms

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