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Version: 1.7.1

Status

This method will return the current status of the Form W-2 for a particular submission or for a particular employee.

Federal Return Statuses:

  • Created: Form 1099 has been created and not yet transmitted by the user.
  • Transmitted: Form 1099 has been transmitted by the user.
  • Order Received: Form 1099 order is received and waiting in our efile queue.
  • Under Process: Our efile system is processing the Form 1099 which will be sent to the IRS soon.
  • Sent to Agency: Form 1099 has been sent to the SSA and we are waiting for the result from IRS.
  • Accepted: Form 1099 is accepted by the IRS.
  • Rejected: Form 1099 is rejected by the IRS due to some errors. Please correct the errors and retransmit them.

State Return Statuses:

  • Not Created: State filing is not opted for the return. IsStateFiling in the submission manifest must be set as TRUE to enable state filing.
  • Created: Form 1099 state return has been created and not yet transmitted by the user.
  • Transmitted: Form 1099 state return has been transmitted by the user.
  • Order Received: State order is received and waiting in our efile queue.
  • Under Process: Our efile system is processing the Form 1099 for the state which will be sent to the state DOR soon.
  • Sent to Agency: Form 1099 State return has been sent to the DOR and we are waiting for the result.
  • Accepted: Form 1099 state return is accepted by the DOR.
  • Rejected: Form 1099 state return is rejected by the DOR due to some errors. Please correct the errors and retransmit them.

Postal Mailing Statuses:

  • Not Created: Postal Mailing is not opted for the return. IsPostalMailing in the submission manifest must be set as TRUE to enable postal mailing. Postal Mailing cannot be created for recipients with Foreign addresses.
  • Created: Postal Mailing service is opted for the return and it will be sent as soon as the form is transmitted.
  • Order Received: Postal Mailing order has been received and the mails will be sent out soon.
  • Order Sent: Postal Mailing order has been sent and the recipient will receive the copy soon.

Online Access Statuses:

  • Not Created: Online Access service is not opted for the return. IsOnlineAccess in the submission manifest must be set as TRUE to enable Online Access. Email Address is required to create Online Access.
  • Created: Online Access service is opted for the return and the email with a secure link to download their forms will be sent to the recipients as soon as the form is transmitted.
  • Order Received: Online Access order has been received and the email will be sent to the recipient soon.
  • Email Sent: Online Access email with a secure link to download the form has been sent to the recipient and the recipient is yet to view the form.
  • Viewed Form: Recipient has successfully viewed the form.
  • Downloaded Form: Recipient has successfully viewed and downloaded the form.
GET FormW2/Status
Run in Postman

Request Params

FieldTypeDescription
SubmissionIdGuidMention the W2 returns Submission ID that you want to get the status.
RecordIdsGuidMention the W2 returns Record ID that you want to get status. Multiple RecordIds status’ under the same Submission can be known by sending the RecordIds comma separated.

Request Params

Get status with only the SubmissionID

"FormW2/Status?SubmissionId=fbf4d042-0a23-42ba-9779-f9e30c4c20a4"

Response Body

FieldTypeDescription
StatusCodenumberReturns the HTTP status codes like 200,300 etc.
StatusNamestringName of the status code
StatusMessagestringDetailed status message
SubmissionIdGuidUnique identifier of a submission
BusinessIdGuidUnique identifier of a Business.
PayerRefstringUnique identifier of a Payer.
FormW2RecordsobjectPulls the Form W-2 records with Success and Error statuses
    SuccessRecordsobject[]It will show the detailed information about the success status of Form W2 Records
        SequenceIdstringAn unique reference ID for the submission that can be used to identify a particular record. The Sequence ID will be returned in the Response for your reference.
        RecordIdGuidAn unique identifier generated by TaxBandits when a W2 return is created.
        EmployeeIdGuidAn unique identifier generated by TaxBandits for a employee when a W2 return is created. You can use this id for your future reference to Update.
        FederalReturnobjectReturns the record status and StatusTs of federal return.
            StatusstringReturns the record status.
            StatusTsstringReturns date and time of return created.
            InfostringReturns information about the Federal Filing service.
        StateReturnsobject[]Returns collection of state returns information
            StateCdstringReturns the state code of the state for which the return is filed.
            StatusstringReturns the record status of the state return.
            StatusTsstringDate and time of the return created.
            InfostringReturns the information about the state for which we are not supporting state filing.
            Errorsobject[]Shows error information of state returns of Form W2
                IdstringReturns the validation error Id.
                NamestringName of the validation error.
                MessagestringDescription of the validation error.
        PostalobjectReturns the status and StatusTs of postal mailing service for Form W2.
            StatusstringReturns the status of postal order.
            StatusTsstringReturns the date and time of the postal order created.
            InfostringReturns the information about Postal mailing service.
        OnlineAccessobjectReturns the Email address for whom the online access to be given and Status of online access.
            StatusstringReturns the Status of the Online Access.
            EmailstringEmail address for whom the online access to be given.
            InfostringInformation about the online access service.
        ScheduleFilingobjectReturns the date of the schedule filing.
            ScheduledOnstringDate of the schedule filing to know when the return to be filed to the IRS.
            InfostringInformation about Schedule Filing service.
    ErrorRecordsobject[]It will show the detailed information about the error status of Form W2 Records.
        SequenceIdstringAn unique reference ID for the submission that can be used to identify a particular record. The Sequence ID will be returned in the Response for your reference.
        RecordIdGuidUnique identifier of a record
        Errorsobject[]Shows detailed error information
            IdstringReturns the validation error Id
            NamestringName of the validation error
            MessagestringDescription of the validation error
Errorsobject[]Shows detailed error information
    IdstringReturns the validation error Id
    NamestringName of the validation error
    MessagestringDescription of the validation error

Response JSON

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

{
    "StatusCode": 200,
    "StatusName": "Ok",
    "StatusMessage": "Successful API call",
    "SubmissionId": "fbf4d042-0a23-42ba-9779-f9e30c4c20a4",
    "BusinessId": "417be5c4-0a9a-46f1-ba41-69c39f3a90de",
    "PayerRef": "3746",
    "FormW2Records": {
        "SuccessRecords": [
            {
                "SequenceId": "01",
                "RecordId": "a3c92259-e296-4147-8649-26ef7a68890c",
                "EmployeeId": "ca383c44-22d1-4765-82de-1319b07fdba7",
                "FederalReturn": {
                    "Status": "CREATED",
                    "StatusTs": "2024-06-29 03:32:31 -04:00",
                    "Info": null,
                    "Errors": null
                },
                "StateReturns": [
                    {
                        "StateCd": "DE",
                        "Status": "CREATED",
                        "StatusTs": "2024-06-29 03:32:31 -04:00",
                        "Info": null,
                        "Errors": null
                    },
                    {
                        "StateCd": "SC",
                        "Status": "CREATED",
                        "StatusTs": "2024-06-29 03:32:31 -04:00",
                        "Info": "You should take care of filing Form WH-1606, Fourth Quarter/Annual Withholding Tax Reconciliation Report, with the state of South Carolina. The due date to file Form WH-1606 is January 31,2024. https://dor.sc.gov/forms-site/Forms/WH1606.pdf",
                        "Errors": null
                    }
                ],
                "Postal": {
                    "Status": "CREATED",
                    "StatusTs": "2024-06-29 03:32:31 -04:00",
                    "Info": null
                },
                "OnlineAccess": {
                    "Status": "CREATED",
                    "Email": "mark+123@sample.com",
                    "Info": null
                },
                "ScheduleFiling": null
            }
        ],
        "ErrorRecords": null
    },
    "Errors": null
}