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Version: 1.7.0

DownloadForm8453EMP

If you are a reporting agent filing 940 Schedule R on behalf of a client, the client must sign 940 Schedule R. 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 940 Schedule R.

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 Form940SchR/DownloadForm8453EMP 
Run in Postman

Request Params

FieldTypeDescription
RecordIdGuidUnique identifier of a record

Request Params

"Form940SCHR/DownloadForm8453EMP?RecordId=0593adf3-4bcf-4ba6-98f4-1e76805a03e8"

Response Body

FieldTypeDescription
StatusCodenumberReturns the HTTP status codes like 200,300 etc.
StatusNamestringName of the status code.
StatusMessagestringDetailed status message.
RecordIdGuidUnique identifier of a record
Form8453EMPPdfbyte[]Pulls the byte array of Form-8453 pdf records with Success and Error statuses
Errorsobject[]Shows detailed error information.
    CodestringReturns the validation error code.
    NamestringName of the validation error.
    MessagestringDescription of the validation error.
    TypestringType 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
}