System Authorization Error – SysError – 2 Header-005 Header-006
When electronic filing the 1095-B or 1095-C forms, I have seen this error twice this year: System Authorization Error – […]
ACA Software: Gateway Timeout Error
Roughly 5% of the files that we have uploaded to the IRS AIR System have stalled and then came back
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8027 Software: Allowable Characters
Publication 1239 says: Allowable characters are alphas, numerics, and blanks. What this means is that characters such as ! or
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8966 FATCA Software: Efiling a nil report?
Nil means zero. An 8966 nil report is when the financial institution or filer has no accounts. The financial institution
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How to find non-ascii characters in a file?
The IRS only likes ASCII characters. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The first 128 characters are
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ACA: How to code section 16 for employees who did not enroll in coverage
The key to coding section 16 is understanding that it is directly related to the codes that reside in section
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Form 1098-T for 2016 : Student’s Taxpayer Identification Number
Colleges and universities use IRS Form 1098-T to report amounts relating to qualified tuition and related expenses. The IRS imposes
Social Security Number (SSN) Masking
Social Security Number (SSN) masking refers to the practice of partially redacting SSNs to protect individuals’ sensitive personal information from
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1099 Software: How can I print multiple lines for a name or an address?
The vertical pipe or | represents carriage return. Lets consider this example: National Software Incorporated DBA 1099FIRE 7 North Pinckney
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1099 Software: How can I align the data to print perfectly on the red-ink forms?
The red-ink forms are free and typically have a perforated edge and additional form copies attached. The additional forms are
