DownloadForm8453EMP

If you are a reporting agent filing Form 940 on behalf of a client, the client must sign Form 940. This can be done using Form 8453EMP.

You can use this endpoint to download the 8453EMP Form (with reference to the RecordId) and send it to the client. The client, in turn, will sign the form and return it to you. You can then use the UploadForm8453Emp endpoint to upload the signed form to TaxBandits API.

note

In order to use this endpoint, you must have specified the Signature Type as “FORM 8453 EMP” in the Create request of Form 940.

The response will return the PDF in a byte array encoded in base64 in the response. You'll need to convert this byte array to a PDF file format. Below is an example code snippet for reference.

GET Form940/DownloadForm8453EMP 

Request Params

Field	Type	Description
RecordId	Guid	Unique identifier of a record.

Request Params

"Form940/DownloadForm8453EMP?RecordId=0593adf3-4bcf-4ba6-98f4-1e76805a03e8"

Response Body

Field	Type	Description
StatusCode	number	Returns the HTTP status codes like 200,300 etc.
StatusName	string	Name of the status code.
StatusMessage	string	Detailed status message.
RecordId	Guid	Unique identifier of a record
Pdf	byte[]	Pulls the byte array of Form-8453 pdf records with Success and Error statuses
Errors	object[]	Shows detailed error information.
Code	string	Returns the validation error code.
Name	string	Name of the validation error.
Message	string	Description of the validation error.
Type	string	Type of validation error.

Response JSON

Success Response - This is a sample response for successful API requests.

{
 "StatusCode": 200,
 "StatusName": "Ok",
 "StatusMessage": "Successful API call",
 "RecordId": "6dfef967-e3b5-4f53-886f-a52099c72422",
 "Form8453EMPPdf": "We've successfully received your Form 8453 PDF",
 "Errors": null
}