2025-01692. Proposed Collection; Comment Request for U.S. Employment Tax Returns and Related Forms; CT-1, CT-1X, CT-2, SS-8, SS-8 (PR), W-2, W-2 AS, W-2 C, W-2 GU, W-2 VI, W-3, W-3 (PR), W-3 C, W-3 C (PR), W-3 SS, 940, 940 (PR), 940 SCH A, 940 SCH A ...

Number of forms W-2 filed	Total time (hours)	Out-of-pocket costs	Total monetized burden *
Annual Average Burden per Employer by Number of Forms W-2 Filed
All Employers	11	$426	$738
1 to 5	16.1	606	1,049
6 to 10	6	276	465
11 to 25	4.4	196	339
26 to 50	3.5	128	241
51 to 100	2.6	97	184
101 to 250	1.8	87	154
251 to 500	1.2	66	113
501 to 1,000	0.7	47	77
Over 1,000	0.4	15	29
Annual Average Burden per Employee by Primary Form Filed
Form 941	10.9	431	744
Form 943	19.2	288	601
Form 944	11.5	207	347
Source: IRS:RAAS:KDA:BRDN (12-23-24).
*Total monetized burden = Monetized hours + Out-of-pocket costs.