Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 31.6051-1. Statements for employees.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6051
Cite as 26 CFR § 31.6051-1
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- December 20, 1960 by T.D. 6516
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6051
- Length
- 5,301 words · about 23 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 13 Code sections and 15 regulations; cited by 15
See paragraph (d) of this section for provisions relating to the time for furnishing the statement required by this paragraph.
(b) The application must be mailed or delivered on or before the applicable due date prescribed in paragraph (d)(1) of this section for furnishing the statements required by this section.
(c) In any case in which an employer is unable, by reason of illness, absence, or other good cause, to sign a request for an extension, any person standing in close personal or business relationship to the employer may sign the request on his behalf, and shall be considered as a duly authorized agent for this purpose, provided the request sets forth a reason for a signature other than the employer's and the relationship existing between the employer and the signer. For provisions relating to extensions of time for filing the Social Security Administration copies of the statement, see § 31.6081(a)-1(a)(2).
Furnisher F sends Recipient R a letter stating that R may consent to receive Form W-2 electronically on a Web site instead of in a paper format. The letter contains instructions explaining how to consent to receive Form W-2 electronically by accessing the Web site, downloading the consent document, completing the consent document and e-mailing the completed consent back to F. The consent document posted on the Web site uses the same electronic format that F will use for the electronically furnished Form W-2. R reads the instructions and submits the consent in the manner provided in the instructions. R has consented to receive the statements electronically in the manner described in paragraph (j)(2)(i) of this section.
Furnisher F sends Recipient R an e-mail stating that R may consent to receive Form W-2 electronically instead of in a paper format. The e-mail contains an attachment instructing R how to consent to receive Form W-2 electronically. The e-mail attachment uses the same electronic format that F will use for the electronically furnished Form W-2. R opens the attachment, reads the instructions, and submits the consent in the manner provided in the instructions. R has consented to receive Form W-2 electronically in the manner described in paragraph (j)(2)(i) of this section.
Furnisher F posts a notice on its Web site stating that Recipient R may receive Form W-2 electronically instead of in a paper format. The Web site contains instructions on how R may access a secure Web page and consent to receive the statements electronically. By accessing the secure Web page and giving consent, R has consented to receive Form W-2 electronically in the manner described in paragraph (j)(2)(i) of this section.
(86 Stat. 944, 26 U.S.C. 6364; 68A Stat. 917, 26 U.S.C. 7805; 68A Stat. 747, 26 U.S.C. 6051(c))
[T.D. 6516, 25 FR 13032, Dec. 20, 1960]
For Federal Register citations affecting § 31.6051-1, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
- § 3401 Definitions
- § 3402 Income tax collected at source
- § 3121 Definitions
- § 3101 Rate of tax
- § 3507 Repealed
- § 6051 Receipts for employees
- § 6053 Reporting of tips
- § 82 Reimbursement of moving expenses
- § 217 Moving expenses
- § 3231 Definitions
- § 3201 Rate of tax
- § 6721 Failure to file correct information returns
- § 7805 Rules and regulations
Regulations it cites
- § 301.6361-1 Collection and administration of qualified taxes.
- § 301.6109-4 IRS truncated taxpayer identification numbers.
- § 31.3401(a)-1 Wages.
- § 31.6001-1 Records in general.
- § 31.6011(a)-4 Returns of income tax withheld.
- § 31.6051-2 Information returns on Form W-3 and Social Security Administration copies of Forms W-2.
- § 31.6011(a)-6 Final returns.
- § 31.6071(a)-1 Time for filing returns and other documents.
- § 31.6011(a)-5 Monthly returns.
- § 31.6011(a)-1 Returns under Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
- § 31.6081(a)-1 Extensions of time for filing returns and other documents.
- § 1.82-1 Payments for or reimbursements of expenses of moving from one residence to another residence attributable to employment or self-employment.
- § 31.6011(a)-8 Composite return in lieu of specified form.
- § 31.6674-1 Penalties for fraudulent statement or failure to furnish statement.
- § 31.6109-1 Supplying of identifying numbers.
Cited by 15 other regulations
- § 1.415(c)-2 Compensation.
- § 1.6052-2 Statements to be furnished employees with respect to wages paid in the form of group-term life insurance.
- § 31.3401(a)(15)-1 Moving expenses.
- § 31.3401(d)-1 Employer.
- § 31.3402(a)-1 Requirement of withholding.
- § 31.3402(o)-2 Extension of withholding to annuity payments if requested by payee.
- § 31.6001-1 Records in general.
- § 31.6051-2 Information returns on Form W-3 and Social Security Administration copies of Forms W-2.
- § 31.6053-3 Reporting by certain large food or beverage establishments with respect to tips.
- § 31.6674-1 Penalties for fraudulent statement or failure to furnish statement.
- § 32.1 Social security taxes with respect to payments on account of sickness or accident disability.
- § 32.2 Railroad retirement taxes with respect to payments on account of sickness or accident disability.
- § 301.6051-1 Receipts for employees.
- § 301.6109-4 IRS truncated taxpayer identification numbers.
- § 301.6724-1 Reasonable cause.
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Issued by T.D. 6516 (25 FR 13032)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter C Employment taxes and collection of income tax at source
- Part 31 Employment taxes and collection of income tax at source
- Subpart G Administrative Provisions of Special Application to Employment Taxes (Selected Provisions of Subtitle F, Internal Revenue Code of 1954)
Nearby sections
- § 31.6011(a)-9 Instructions to forms control as to which form is to be used.
- § 31.6011(a)-10 Instructions to forms may waive filing requirement in case of no liability tax returns.
- § 31.6011(b)-1 Employers' identification numbers.
- § 31.6011(b)-2 Employees' account numbers.
- § 31.6051-1 Statements for employees.
- § 31.6051-2 Information returns on Form W-3 and Social Security Administration copies of Forms W-2.
- § 31.6051-3 Statements required in case of sick pay paid by third parties.
- § 31.6051-4 Statement required in case of backup withholding.
- § 31.6053-1 Report of tips by employee to employer.