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  • Product: Accounting CS
  • Subject: Payroll tax forms

Create and file a 1099 electronically

File 1099s electronically through IRIS, since the IRS now requires e-filing for 10 or more information returns. Change the
Copy A filing method
 to
Electronic
 then transmit.

IRS information return e-file mandate

On February 23, 2023, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published final regulations reducing the threshold for filing certain information returns electronically.
  • The new rules apply starting with the 2023 tax year to be filed in the calendar year 2024.
  • The threshold has been lowered to 10 from 250.
  • For more information about the returns that are part of the aggregate count, refer to New electronic filing requirements for Forms W-2.
Based on new IRS regulations, all information returns need to be corrected using the same filing method as the original return.

Information Returns Intake System (IRIS)

Go to the IRS IRIS website to learn more about filing 1099s through the IRIS system.
note
  • An
    IRIS Transmitter Control Code (TCC)
     or a
    Reporting Agent PIN
     aren't required to file electronically through Accounting CS.
  • Accounting CS doesn't support the CSV file upload format.
Do the following to file 1099 forms electronically to the IRIS system:
  1. Select
    Setup
    Clients
    1099 Forms
     tab.
  2. Change the
    Copy A/1099 Filing method
     to
    Electronic
    .
  3. Select
    Process Selected
     to generate a file for transmission.
  4. Select
    Actions
    , then
    Process Electronic Forms
    .
  5. Select
    Transmission Information
    , and select a staff member in the
    File contact
     field.
    note
    If no staff members show in this list, go to the
    Staff
     screen. Make sure the
    Payroll form preparer
     checkbox is marked for the staff.
  6. Select the file, then select
    Preview Selected
    .
  7. Select
    Transmit Forms
    .
note
The charge to e-file Federal 1099 forms sent via CS Connect is $16 per client per form type. The unlimited 1099 e-filing license lets you file an unlimited number of 1099s for a year.

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