Using the OFX Delivery Service
ONESOURCE Trust Tax offers the OFX Delivery service so recipients can import 1099 and/or 1098 data directly into H&R Block Tax Software or Intuit TurboTax. The forms supported by H&R Block Tax Software include:
- 1099-B
- 1099-DIV
- 1099-INT
- 1099-OID
- 1099-NEC
- 1099-R
The forms supported by TurboTax include:
- 1099-B
- 1099-DIV
- 1099-INT
- 1099-OID
- 1099-MISC
- 1099-NEC
- 1099-R
- 1098
In ONESOURCE Trust Tax, you control when recipients can import their data with a custom milestone. In each recipient package, a tracking ID prints at the bottom of the first page of the 1099 Tax Information Statement. The tracking ID is used to import the data into H&R Block Tax Software or TurboTax.
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You must obtain a license to use the OFX Delivery service before recipients can retrieve their documents. Contact your Client Manager if you are interested in licensing the OFX Delivery service.
Customizing the Import Page
After licensing the OFX Delivery service, you will need to work with your Client Manager to customize the import page so that your information is shown to recipients when they use H&R Block Tax Software or TurboTax to import their data.
Setting Up a Custom Milestone
To set up a custom milestone:
- SelectSETUP,CustomizethenMilestones.
- Add a milestone or select an existing milestone.
- Select theReady for OFXcheck box for the milestone. The following graphic shows that theReady for OFXcheck box is selected for Milestone 5.
- SelectSave.
Marking an Account Ready for OFX Delivery
After an account is marked ready for OFX Delivery, recipients are allowed to import their data into H&R Block Tax Software or TurboTax. To mark an account ready for OFX Delivery:
- Open the account you want to mark as ready for OFX Delivery.
- Select theTrackingsubtopic.
- Under theStatus and Milestonescollapsible section, select the 1099 document type to mark as ready for OFX Delivery from theType of returndrop-down list.
- Under theAccount Trackingcollapsible section, select theDonecheck box for the custom milestone that was set up for OFX Delivery.
- SelectSave.
Recipients can now import their data into H&R Block Tax Software or TurboTax using the tracking ID that prints at the bottom of the first page of the Tax Information Statement. The tracking ID prints in each recipient package regardless of whether the OFX Delivery service is licensed. There is no option to suppress the tracking ID, and the tracking ID does not print on projections.
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To retrieve their documents, recipients must correctly enter the tracking ID and must enter their SSNs without hyphens.