Get Help With Toast Payroll Errors on Form 8655

In this Article:

• Form 8655 Reporting Agent Authorization
• Error Codes
  • Contact Person is Required
  • The Only Characters Allowed...
  • Title is Required
  • Date is Required
  • Signature is Required
  • Digital Signature Cannot Be Accepted

Form 8655 Reporting Agent Authorization

Form 8655 is used by Toast Payroll to make payments and file quarterly taxes on your behalf. While filling this form out on Toast Payroll, you may encounter an error while submitting it. Use this page to learn how to correct your error. Learn more about Toast Payroll and Form 8655 by visiting Toast Payroll: Form 8655 Reporting Agent Authorization.

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Error Codes

Contact Person is Required

In order to fix this error code, enter a contact person name in box 6 and/or box 12.

The Only Characters Allowed...

The entire error message reads "The only characters allowed are alpha, ampersand (&), hyphen (-), less-than sign (<), and space."

Certain parts of this form do not allow any characters other than letters, spaces, and the following three symbols: % - <. Remove any other characters or symbols from the applicable fields and attempt to resubmit.

Title is Required

At the bottom of the form where you enter a signature (the Authorization Agreement section), a title is required. In this sense, a title is the position or role of the person signing the form on behalf of the company. Add your title to continue.

Date is Required

Avoid this error by entering a date in the Authorization Agreement field before submitting this form.

Signature is Required

Add a digital signature to the digital form. Resubmit to fix this error.

Digital Signature Cannot Be Accepted

The entire error code states "The digital signature you provided cannot be accepted. Please try signing your name again."

For one reason or another, your signature cannot be processed. Re-sign the form to continue.

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