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Prepare your 2025 IRS Form 1042 information

Complete the guided worksheet, review calculations, certify your information, and download a two-page line-mapped review PDF, detailed worksheet, signed certification, and a draft XML data file. A copy overlaid on the official IRS PDF template is also generated when its reviewed source and PDF library have been installed.

2025 tax year onlySix guided sectionsNo automatic IRS submission

Preparation pilot — not an IRS filing service. The default PDF is a line-mapped unofficial preview, not the official IRS paper form. The XML is an ERICH draft export, not valid MeF submission XML. Do not upload it to the IRS. Production MeF XML requires IRS-released schemas, business rules, provider testing, and a separate IRS-approved signature/authorization workflow.

Preview mode — signed downloads are disabled. Please do not enter real taxpayer details. The site administrator has not enabled the staging preparation service.

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Withholding agent

Enter the withholding agent's legal identification and filing status exactly as it should appear on Form 1042.

Name of withholding agent *Employer identification number (EIN) *Tax year Chapter 3 status code Chapter 4 status code Street address *Room or suite City or town *State or province Country *ZIP / postal code *

Amended return Final return — do not expect to file in the future

Section 2 of 6

Record of federal tax liability

Enter tax liability for each IRS period, not federal tax deposits. Monthly totals (lines 5, 10, …, 60) are calculated automatically.

Form 1042 Section 1 has four liability periods per month. February's last period ends February 28 (the IRS printed period on the 2025 form).

January

Line 1 · 7th Line 2 · 15th Line 3 · 22nd Line 4 · 31st

Line 5 total $0.00

February

Line 6 · 7th Line 7 · 15th Line 8 · 22nd Line 9 · 28th

Line 10 total $0.00

March

Line 11 · 7th Line 12 · 15th Line 13 · 22nd Line 14 · 31st

Line 15 total $0.00

April

Line 16 · 7th Line 17 · 15th Line 18 · 22nd Line 19 · 30th

Line 20 total $0.00

May

Line 21 · 7th Line 22 · 15th Line 23 · 22nd Line 24 · 31st

Line 25 total $0.00

June

Line 26 · 7th Line 27 · 15th Line 28 · 22nd Line 29 · 30th

Line 30 total $0.00

July

Line 31 · 7th Line 32 · 15th Line 33 · 22nd Line 34 · 31st

Line 35 total $0.00

August

Line 36 · 7th Line 37 · 15th Line 38 · 22nd Line 39 · 31st

Line 40 total $0.00

September

Line 41 · 7th Line 42 · 15th Line 43 · 22nd Line 44 · 30th

Line 45 total $0.00

October

Line 46 · 7th Line 47 · 15th Line 48 · 22nd Line 49 · 31st

Line 50 total $0.00

November

Line 51 · 7th Line 52 · 15th Line 53 · 22nd Line 54 · 30th

Line 55 total $0.00

December

Line 56 · 7th Line 57 · 15th Line 58 · 22nd Line 59 · 31st

Line 60 total $0.00

Section 3 of 6

Forms 1042-S, income and withholding

Enter figures from your 1042-S and Form 1000 records. Gross income and reported withholding are different from your actual deposits.

Line 61 · Number of Forms 1042-S filed

61a · Paper forms61b · Electronic forms

Line 62 · Total gross amounts reported

62a · U.S. source FDAP income62b(1) · Substitute dividend payments62b(2) · Other substitute payments62d · Gross amounts actually paid, if different

62c · Total gross amounts $0.00

Line 63 · Tax withheld or paid

63a · Tax withheld by withholding agent63b(1) · By other agents, non-substitute dividends63b(2) · By other agents, substitute dividends63c(1) · Overwithholding adjustment (deduct)63c(2) · Underwithholding adjustment (add)63d · Tax paid by withholding agent

63e · Total tax reported as withheld or paid $0.00

Section 4 of 6

Tax due, deposits and payments

Enter the tax liability categories and actual payments. Calculated lines 64e, 68, and 69 are shown automatically.

Line 64 · Net tax liability

64a · Adjustments to total net tax liability64b · Total net liability, Chapter 364c · Total net liability, Chapter 464d · Excise tax on specified federal procurement

64e · Total net tax liability $0.00

Lines 65–68 · Deposits and credits

65a · EFT deposits during calendar year65b · EFT deposits in subsequent year66 · Prior-year credit applied67a · Credit: other withholding agents, non-substitute dividends67b · Credit: substitute dividend payments

68 · Total payments $0.00

69 · Balance due $0.00

Lines 70–71 · Overpayment disposition

70a · Overpayment from overwithholding70b · Overpayment from excise tax71a · Apply overpayment

Available overpayment (64e vs 68) $0.00

Section 5 of 6

Reconciliation and special conditions

Complete Form 1042 Section 2, and identify whether the special reporting sections apply.

Section 2 · Payments of U.S. source FDAP income

Line 1 · Chapter 4 income subject to withholdingLine 2a · Status exempts withholdingLine 2b · Excluded nonfinancial paymentsLine 2c · Grandfathered obligationsLine 2d · Effectively connected income

Section 2 line 2e · Subtotal $0.00

Section 2 line 3 · Reportable chapter 4 $0.00

Section 2 line 4 · Forms 1042-S income $0.00

Section 2 line 5 · Variance $0.00

Section 2 line 6 · Explanation if line 5 is not zero

Sections 3–4 · Special disclosures

Section 3: Potential section 871(m) transactions occurred. Section 4: Payments made by a qualified derivatives dealer (QDD).

Third-party designee (Form 1042 page 1)

Allow the named third-party designee to discuss this return with the IRS.

Withholding agent signing information

Capacity in which acting *Daytime phone number

IRS e-file authorization (Form 8879-WH or Form 8453-WH, as applicable) is handled separately and is not replaced by the acknowledgment below.

Section 6 of 6

Review, sign and download

Sign the customer data certification. Your signature acknowledges responsibility for the submitted information; it is not an IRS electronic filing signature.

Net liability · 64e$0.00

Payments · 68$0.00

Balance due · 69$0.00

Reconciliation variance · Section 2 line 5$0.00

Customer certification and service scope — version 3.0-2026-10-09

I am authorized to supply information for the withholding agent identified above. I have examined the information I entered and certify that, to the best of my knowledge, it is true, correct, and complete. I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data, supporting records, tax positions, required deposits, and timely filing.

ERICH Incorporated provides self-service data-entry software, basic calculations, and formatting checks. Unless a separately signed engagement expressly provides otherwise, ERICH does not independently examine source documents, review, audit, verify, or reconcile customer tax information, determine the correctness of a tax position, or provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. This statement does not waive any duties ERICH has under applicable law.

I understand that this preparation pilot generates an unofficial review PDF, an ERICH working-data XML export that is not IRS MeF XML, and a separate electronic customer certification. None of these documents files a return, constitutes IRS acceptance, or substitutes for an IRS tax-return signature or applicable Form 8879-WH or 8453-WH e-file authorization.

By typing my full legal name and checking the electronic-signature box, I intend to electronically sign this customer certification. A limited evidence record containing my name, email, signing time, consent version and integrity hashes will be stored by ERICH in a restricted server folder. My complete tax return is not deliberately retained in that evidence log.

Consent fingerprint: 394bfce5bd0975452473eecf01e733c56c8da49696ede9f921b5b943b4d423cb

Authorized signer's full legal name *Authorized signer's email *

I consent to electronically signing this customer certification by typing my name above. * I certify my submitted data and accept the responsibility and limited service scope described above. * I understand these downloads are NOT IRS-ready documents or MeF XML and that additional IRS authorization is required before filing. *

What you will receive: a single ZIP containing a two-page line-mapped Form 1042 preview, a detailed worksheet, an ERICH working-data XML file (NOT MeF), a signed certification PDF, package integrity manifest, and a README with the preparation status. If configured and calibrated by the operator, a separate copy using the official IRS PDF template is also included; it is unsigned and unfiled. No fee is charged and no IRS filing occurs.

Signed submissions are disabled. The operator must enable the staging-only download system after configuring a protected audit directory. This is not a live customer filing portal.

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