Revised: 8/2021
The Colorado PERA Retirement System requires that the
schools send to them a copy of the W2’s and the 1099 reports each calendar
year. For more information on this process from PERA visit their website
at www.copera.org
What file does the PERA
Retirement System require for the current year W2’s?
1. Select Payroll Processing
2. Select State and Federal Reporting
3. Select Colorado
4. Select Federal W2 Reporting
5. At the top of this screen select the button “Show/Hide Historic Reports”
6. The last W2 file that was created for the current calendar year will be the first report that is listed in this show/hide historic report area
7. Verify this file is the same one that was sent to the SSA administration.
8. Select this file and save it to your workstation by right clicking on the folder and selecting the option to save file or save link.
9. Submit this file to the Colorado PERA Retirement System
What file does the PERA Retirement System require for the current year 1099’s?
1. Select Payroll Processing
2. Select State and Federal Reporting
3. Select Colorado
4. Select 1099 File
5. At the top of this screen select the button “show/Hide Historic Reports”
6. The last 1099 file that was created for the current calendar year will be the first report that is listed in this show/hide historic report area.
7. Verify this file is the same one that was sent to the IRS.
8. Select this file and save it to your workstation by right clicking on the folder and selecting the option to save file or save link.
9. Submit this file to the Colorado PERA Retirement System