1042-S · e-file

File your 1042-S online

Report each foreign vendor, student, or investor you paid U.S.-source income — one form per income type and rate — and e-file to the IRS by March 15, the same day the recipient copies are due.

From $3.00 per record — down to $1.00 at volume. Corrections at no charge.

What the 1042-S reports

Foreign person's U.S. source income subject to withholding — for every withholding agent: foreign vendors, students, investors, and entities.

  • Gross income (Box 2)
  • Withholding allowance (Box 5)
  • Net income (Box 6)
  • Federal tax withheld (Box 7a)

When it's due

The IRS e-file deadline for the 1042-S is March 15 of the year after the tax year.

Enter your records early and pick a release date — checkout holds them until then, and warns you before any chosen date would file late.

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