FIRE | File Information Returns Electronically
Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498 and W-2G
Form 1099 is used to report various types of income, other than salaries, wages, and tips, to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This can include income from freelancing, contracting, dividends, interest, and other sources.
We can resolve almost any technical support issue that might arise and answer any question about 1099 information returns.
Getting Started
Pre-Sales Questions
Sample Excel Worksheets
Can you print, mail, efile on our behalf?
Deadlines
What’s New for Tax Year 2024?
New Threshold for IRS Form 1099-K
1099FIRE Software Quick Tutorial (Video)
Paper Filing
End of Paper Filing
Where can I get the red-ink forms for free?
Electronic Filing
Benefits to Electronic Filing
OneTouch E-Filing
Combined Federal/State Filing
Information Provided Is Not Correct
Printing Copy B
Tips to Distributing Copy B to Recipients
SSN Masking
Explain Date Format
IRS E-Services
How to create an ID.me account?
How to apply for IRS E-Services?
How to apply for TCC number?
Do I need multiple TCC numbers?
How To
How to import data?
How to efile originals?
How to efile replacements?
How to efile corrections?
Error in reporting the issuer.
How to efile a test?
How to check file status?
How to close a file?
How to void records?
How to file a time extension?
How to convert to PDF?
How to print multiple lines?
How to align print perfectly?
Common Questions
I didnt receive information return
What if I transmit the same record twice?
Does hyphen in TIN matter?
Can I have negative payment amount?
Errors and Solutions
1042-S Errors and Solutions
1099 Errors and Solutions
8027 Errors and Solutions
IRS Specifications
Specifications for Filing 1042-S
Specifications for Filing 1099
Specifications for Filing 8027
Specifications for Filing 8955-SSA
State Filings
The IRS developed the Combined Federal/State Filing (CF/SF) program almost 20 years ago giving clients the opportunity to submit one file to the IRS which can also be forwarded to whatever participating state(s) the client selects. States join and withdraw from the CF/SF every year and the list of participating states remains about 30 states in total. Many states have developed their own forms and unique online intake system.
State Mandates
Alabama (Form 1099-K)
California
Florida (Form 1099-K)
Illinois (Form 1099-K)
New Jersey
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Combined Federal/State Filing
Which forms may be filed under CF/SF program?
Which states are current participants?
What if my state doesn’t participate in the CF/SF program?
How can I efile through CF/SF?
What are the drawbacks to CF/SF?
IRS Filings
Future of 1099 Filing
Is the IRS FIRE System going away?
What is IRS IRIS System?
Why are 1099 forms important?
IRS FIRE System
Top 8 Errors from IRS FIRE System
Information Return Due Dates and Time Extension
IRS FIRE System File Status
IRS FIRE File Types
Does a Transmitter Control Code expire?
Format Errors
Understanding Record T, A, B, C, and F
Your file does not contain a complete set of ‘T’, ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘F’ records
‘T’ record appears to have an incorrect tax year in positions 2-5.
‘B’ Record(s) contain non-numeric characters in payment amount
‘C’ record(s) contain Control Totals that do not equal IRS total
Corrections
The data is not coded with a ‘G’ or ‘C’ in Position 6.
Missing Correction Indicator in Payee “B” Record.
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