--- title: SSA Reminds Employers to Use Correct File Extension description: SSA reminds employers how to use new Wage File Upload. image: https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/w2state.jpg?sfvrsn=8a99d165_0 --- [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/American-Payroll-Associations-Chapter-Relations-877434285724525/) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1051077&trk=anet_ug_grppro) [![soc-tw](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_tw.svg "soc-tw")](https://twitter.com/APAChapters?lang=en) - [Home](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders) - [About](https://blogs.payroll.org/about) - [Connect](https://blogs.payroll.org/connect) - [Resources](https://blogs.payroll.org/resources) ![23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png?width=1300&name=23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png "23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo") [![26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg?width=1300&name=26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg "26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long")](https://payroll.org/) ![](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Jyme.png?width=35&name=Jyme.png) Custom URL No Widget: By [Jyme Mariani, Esq.](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/author/jyme-mariani-esq) on Dec 17, 2021 9:53:23 AM # SSA Reminds Employers to Use Correct File Extension The Social Security Administration (SSA) reminded employers using the agency’s new Wage File Upload process that the EFW2 file must have a .TXT or .ZIP extension. SSA said it has been encountering filers who forget to add the extension before uploading their files. SSA is including a reminder on its [**Employer W-2 Filing**](https://www.ssa.gov/employer/) and [**Business Services Online (BSO) Welcome**](https://www.ssa.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm) pages. Wage reports for tax year 2021 must be filed with the SSA by January 31, 2022. If an employer cannot create a file to support a .TXT or .ZIP extension, then the submitter can use the older file upload process. These submitters will not get immediate results. **New Option for Uploading Form W-2 Files** In late 2021, SSA announced it has a**[new way to upload files](https://www.ssa.gov/employer/returnfilers.html)** for Forms W-2, *Wage and Tax Statement*, and W-2c, *Corrected Wage and Tax Statement*, through BSO. Files must meet SSA’s EFW2 specifications to use the new process. The new [**Wage File Upload**](https://www.ssa.gov/employer/WageFileUploadInfographic.pdf) will process an employer’s files and provide results in real-time. Users will receive a receipt right away indicating if it is a “success” or if there are “errors.” When the file is rejected, SSA will list the errors on the screen. The program will not send a Wage File Identifier (WFID) until all errors have been fixed and the file passes all edits. SSA created a [**tutorial**](https://www.ssa.gov/employer/wagereporting/WageFileUpload-Tutorial.pdf), a **[video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDs37P5gzNA)**, and a training PowerPoint for the process. To learn more about federal and state laws, regulations, and information to keep your company's payroll operations in compliance, check out [**Payroll Source Plus**](https://ebiz.americanpayroll.org/ebusiness/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=6067)! --- *Jyme Mariani, Esq., is Managing Editor of* Payroll Currently *and Senior Manager of Payroll Information Resources for the APA.* ### Search ![payroll-logo-white](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/payroll-logo-white.png?width=200&name=payroll-logo-white.png "payroll-logo-white") [Privacy Policy](http://www.americanpayroll.org/privacy/)     |     Acceptable Use ©[PayrollOrg](http://payroll.org) [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/PayrollOrg) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/payroll-org/mycompany/) [![Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png?width=20&height=19&name=Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png)](https://twitter.com/PayNews)