16405: FL - Filing the Employer's Quarterly Report (DAS)

For filing to the Florida Department of Revenue (DOR), DAS produces:

• A PDF copy of Form RT-6, Employer's Quarterly report, and Form RT-6A, Employer's Quarterly Report Continuation Sheet.
• A .txt file for e-file.

See Related Links below for required setup information before creating the state wage report.

To prepare the RT-6:

• Select the Employees or On the Fly menu, then select State Tax & Wage Forms.
• Make sure FL is selected, then select RT-6 from the Forms droplist.
• Select the applicable quarter.
• Make sure the e-File checkbox is marked (if e-filing), then select Save/Print.

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Save/Print creates a PDF copy of the form that can be printed and paper-filed.  If e-File was marked, a .txt file for upload to the Florida Reemployment Website is also created.

To e-file:

• Log in to the FL Reemployment Website.
• Follow the menu options to upload the wage file.
• The file for upload can be found by browsing to the drive where DAS is installed > DrakeAccounting20YY > DAS20YYData (beginning in DAS2021) > Clients > client code > EFile > FL > FLRT6 and selecting the file named FLRT6_YYYY-MM-DD_HR_MIN_SEC.txt (where YYYY-MM-DD_HR_MIN_SEC is the date and time of file creation).

For more information about Florida reporting and payment, see the FL DOR Reemployment Tax Reporting and Payment Information webpage.

2021 First Quarter Extension to Pay

The Governor of Florida passed an extension to pay for the Florida RT-6 in a recent executive order. This is an extension to pay only, not an extension to file. Payment deadline is May 31, 2021, while the filing deadline remains April 30, 2021.

"Section I. The due date for the payment of employer contributions for the quarter ending March 31 , 2021, required pursuant to rule 73B-IO.027(2) a), Florida Administrative Code, is delayed thirty (30) days to May 31, 2021, and will not become delinquent until June I, 2021.

Section 2. This Order does not alter the requirement that the employer's Quarterly Report (Form RT-6) be completed and filed no later than April 30, 2021 , pursuant to rule 73B- 10.025(l)(b), Florida Administrative Code."