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Version: 1.7.3

DownloadForm8453EMP

If you are a reporting agent filing Form 941 on behalf of a client, the client must sign Form 941. 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 941.

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.

The IRS has removed the COVID-related fields in Form 941 for tax year 2024. To refer to the documentation of Form 941 for tax year 2023,click here.

GET Form941/DownloadForm8453EMP 
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Request Params

FieldTypeDescription
RecordIdGuidUnique identifier of a record.

Request Params

To download the Form 8453 EMP, provide the RecordId of the specific record.

"Form941/DownloadForm8453EMP?RecordId=eed7cf65-088e-4eba-800a-dcd54c0d05bb"

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
Pdfbyte[]Pulls the byte array of Form-8453 pdf records with Success and Error statuses
Errorsobject[]Shows detailed error information.
    IdstringReturns the validation error id.
    NamestringName of the validation error.
    MessagestringDescription of the validation error.

Response JSON

After verifying the RecordId, Form 8453 EMP will be downloaded.

{
"StatusCode": 200,
"StatusName": "Ok",
"StatusMessage": "Successful API call",
"RecordId": "eed7cf65-088e-4eba-800a-dcd54c0d05bb",
"Form8453EMPPdf": "QEA",
"Errors": null
}