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Form 7220 — Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) Verification and Corrections

Federal housing law as enacted — verbatim and citable.

Edition
2026-10-03
Last updated
2026-10-04
Jurisdiction
United States

Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f7220.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).


Form

7220

(December 2025)

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

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Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) Verification and Corrections

Attach to your tax return. Go to www.irs.gov/Form7220 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0123

Attachment Sequence No. 220

Name(s) shown on return Identifying number

Part I Facility/Project Information (see instructions) 1 If making an elective payment election or transfer election, enter the IRS-issued registration number for the facility/project:

2a Description of facility/project:

b Address of the facility/project (if applicable):

c Coordinates: (i) Latitude:

. (ii) Longitude:

Enter a “+” (plus) or “-” (minus) sign in the first box.

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Enter a “+” (plus) or “-” (minus) sign in the first box.

3 Date construction began (MM/DD/YYYY): 4 Date placed in service (MM/DD/YYYY):

5 Did you place the facility/project in service during the current tax year?

Yes. Continue to line 6, and complete Parts II and III of this form. Do not complete Part III if you are claiming increased

amounts for meeting certain PWA requirements on Form 8908 or Form 7213, Part II. No. Skip lines 6 and 9.

6 Check the box for the form on which you are claiming increased amounts for meeting certain PWA requirements:

Form 3468, Part III Form 3468, Part V Form 3468, Part VI Form 7205 Form 7210 Form 7211 Form 7213, Part II Form 7218 Form 8835 Form 8908 Schedule A (Form 8911), Part II Form 8933

7 Was the construction, alteration, or repair work of the qualified facility/project done under a qualifying project labor agreement (PLA)?

Yes. No.

8 Did you make correction payments related to the underpayment of prevailing wages?

Yes. Complete Part IV. No.

9 Are you relying on the Good Faith Effort Exception of section 45(b)(8)(D)(ii)?

Yes. Complete Part V. No. Not applicable. Check only if you are claiming increased amounts for meeting certain PWA requirements on Form 8908

or Form 7213, Part II.

10 Did you perform any alterations or repairs of the facility/project during any portion of the tax year?

Yes. Complete Part II. No. See instructions for the required statement attesting that you made no alterations or repairs to the facility/project in

the tax year.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 95470Q Form 7220 (12-2025) Created 12/11/25

Form 7220 (12-2025) Page 2 Part II Prevailing wages paid by you or contractor or subcontractor to laborers and mechanics on the facility/project (see instructions)

(a)
Entity name directly employing laborers/mechanics
(b)
Entity EIN
(c)
Labor or work
classification
(d)
Number of
laborers/
mechanics in
classification
(e)
Total hours
worked
(f)
Total hourly wages paid
to laborers/mechanics
(g)
Total bona fide
fringe benefits paid to
laborers/mechanics
(h)
Add columns (f) and (g)
1 $ $ $
2 $ $ $
3 $ $ $
4 $ $ $
5 $ $ $
6 $ $ $
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Form 7220 (12-2025) Page 3 Part III Apprenticeship requirements and penalties (see instructions)

(a)
Entity name directly employing
qualified apprentices
(b)
Entity EIN
(c)
Labor or work
classification of
qualified apprentices
(d)
Number of
qualified
apprentices in
classification
(e)
Total
labor hours
worked
(f)
Total hourly wages
paid to qualified
apprentices
(g)
Total bona fide fringe
benefits paid to
qualified apprentices
(h)
Total labor
hours that did
not meet the
requirements of
IRC 45(b)(8)(A)
and (C)
(i)
Penalty amount
(multiply column (h) by
$50)*
1 $ $ $
2 $ $ $
3 $ $ $
4 $ $ $
5 $ $ $
6 $ $ $
7 $ $ $
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10 $ $ $
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$ $ $

* If you have an amount in column (i), use this amount to complete Form 4255. See instructions.

Form 7220 (12-2025)

Form 7220 (12-2025) Page 4 Part IV Corrections and penalties related to failure to satisfy prevailing wage requirements (see instructions)

(a)
Entity name directly employing
laborers/mechanics
(b)
Entity EIN
(c)
Labor or work
classification
(d)
Total number
of laborers/
mechanics
for whom you
are relying to
meet the
penalty waiver
requirements
(e)
Total number
of laborers/
mechanics
for whom you
are reporting
a penalty
paym e n t
under section
45(b)(7)(B)(i)(II)
(f)
Penalty Amount
(multiply column (e) by
$5,000)*
(g)
Correction Amounts
(a)
Entity name directly employing
laborers/mechanics
(b)
Entity EIN
(c)
Labor or work
classification
(d)
Total number
of laborers/
mechanics
for whom you
are relying to
meet the
penalty waiver
requirements
(e)
Total number
of laborers/
mechanics
for whom you
are reporting
a penalty
payment
under section
45(b)(7)(B)(i)(II)
(f)
Penalty Amount
(multiply column (e) by
$5,000)*
(i)
Total correction
payments paid by you
(ii)
Total interest
paid
(iii)
Total correction amount
(add (g)(i) and (g)(ii))
1 $ $ $ $
2 $ $ $ $
3 $ $ $ $
4 $ $ $ $
5 $ $ $ $
6 $ $ $ $
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$ $ $ $

* If you have an amount in column (f), use this amount to complete Form 4255. See instructions.

Form 7220 (12-2025)

Form 7220 (12-2025) Page 5 Part V Good Faith Effort Exception claimed for purposes of the Apprenticeship Requirements (see instructions)

(a)
Entity name directly employing qualified apprentices
(b)
Entity EIN
(c)
Labor or work
classification
(d)
Number of
qualified
apprentices
requested in
labor or work
classification
(e)
Number of
hours needed
to satisfy the
Apprenticeship
Requirements
(f)
Number of hours
for which qualified
apprentices were
requested and
denied
(g)
Check this box if the
request was denied
or partially denied
(h)
Check this box if
no response was
received to request
(as deemed denial)
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