ELECTRONIC FILING/MAGNETIC MEDIA OVERVIEW

If you print more than 250 1099s, you are required to file 1099 information electronically with the IRS. You can create files for only one of your companies at a time. Since 1998, the 1099-MISC file name has been user-specified. Change this file name to the required IRS file name before filing 1099 information electronically.

You create the electronic file to submit to the IRS via the Print/Create 1099s and Magnetic Media screen.

You can create a file for only one company at a time, but you can run the process as many times as necessary. However, because the creation process assigns the same file name to every file created, you must copy the file to a different directory before creating the next file.

The file that you create stores the same information printed on the 1099s. If a vendor does not have an address on a 1099, the address field will be blank in the file.

Your company ("payer") and the vendor ("payee") Tax Identification Number fields are the only two fields in which incorrect data will result in error and/or warning messages.