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Withholding Bulk Filing

  • Withholding Bulk Filing

Bulk Filer Requirement – Effective April 7, 2008, accountants or tax filing services who file withholding tax returns and payments on behalf of employers must register with ALDOR as a bulk filer and must utilize their bulk filer registration when filing withholding tax returns on behalf of their clients.

Apply To Become A Bulk Filer: Form BF-1: Application to Become a Bulk Filer (Updated: 05/02/2016)

Selecting a File Type for Bulk Filing: A-3 Bulk Filing File Type

Describing the Fields in Your File using the File Layout Screen

  • A-1/A-6 Bulk Filing File Layout (NOTE: Files must be comma delimited with a .csv or .txt extension and include all fields in the positions listed below. Although all fields are required within the file, not all fields require data.)
  • A-3 Bulk Filing File Layout (NOTE: Files must be comma delimited with a .txt extension and include all fields in the positions listed below. Although all fields are required within the file, not all fields require data.)

Checking Files For Errors

Using Excel Spreadsheet to Upload Files

Notice: The bulk filing file layout for A1/A6 returns will change effective for files uploaded after January 27, 2024, to add the additional fields required for the overtime exemption reporting requirements.

Important! If uploading December 2023 returns after January 27, 2024, the bulk file must use the new file layout.  Zeros should be entered for the “Number of Employees with Exempt Overtime Wages” and “Total Amount of Exempt Overtime Wages Paid” and a “1” entered in the “No Exempt Overtime Wages Paid to Report.”