Yes, you must file Form 944 if the IRS has notified you in writing that you must submit one—even if you have no employees. In this case, you'll fill out the form to the best of your ability, skipping over the sections that apply to withheld wages.

1. Gather Form 944 information Information about your business (e.g., name, address, and Employer Identification Number) Total wages you paid employees during the year. Tips employees reported to you. Federal income tax you withheld from employee wages. Employer and employee shares of Social Security and Medicare taxes.

You must file Form 944 if the IRS has notified you to do so, unless you contact the IRS to request, and receive written notice, to file quarterly Form 941 instead. This is true even if your employment taxes for the year will be over $1,000.

Form 944 is designed so the smallest employers (those whose annual liability for social security, Medicare, and withheld federal income taxes is $1,000 or less) will file and pay these taxes only once a year instead of every quarter.

Form 944 is designed so the smallest employers (those whose annual liability for social security, Medicare, and withheld federal income taxes is $1,000 or less) will file and pay these taxes only once a year instead of every quarter.

Form 944 reports the amount of income tax withholding and FICA tax an employer is responsible for paying. Only employers whose annual employment tax liability is less than $1,000 and have received approval from the IRS are eligible to file Form 944 (instead of Form 941)