The black-and-white Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Forms W-2 (Copy A) and W-3 included in Sage 50 Accounting-U.S. Edition Print-n-Sign Tax Form Wizard are Social Security Administration (SSA) approved. These forms are referred to as "laser-printed" and serve as a substitution to the widely used red-dropout-ink forms used by many businesses in the past. Usage of the red-dropout-ink forms is on a downward trend, as the laser-printed forms offer superior readability for processing facilitated by scanning equipment.

The black-and-white laser-printed W-2 and W-3 forms supplied in the program fully conform to the specifications outlined in IRS publication 1141, General Rules and Specifications for Substitute Forms W-2 and W-3. See the following web links, which will direct you to the IRS and SSA websites for more information:

SSA Employer W-2 Reporting Instructions and Information:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/

IRS publication 1141, General Rules and Specifications for Substitute Forms W-2 and W-3:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1141.pdf

Note: The letters attached below are approval notices from the SSA for the forms used by Sage 50 US.