I have issued a number of checks and I wanted to know if the taxes are automatically sent via ETF i.e. 941 and 940 or if I need to do an additional step.

Dear customer,

You need to make federal tax deposit via EFTPS system. You can view the step by step guide with screenshot here.

How to Make 941, 940 Federal Tax Deposit Using EFTPS Site
http://www.halfpricesoft...re/941-deposit-guide.asp 

ezPaycheck payroll software does not offer electronic financial transactions feature. Please feel free to contact us if you still have any questions.

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