Regulatory Analysis
Arkansas recently published specifications for W-2 and 1099 filing with the state. Besides year updates to 2022, there were no other substantive changes. The due date for filing W-2 and Forms 1099 is January 31, 2023. To view the updated specifications, click here.
Georgia has released it’s 2023 Employer Withholding Tax Guide. The relevant year and withholding due dates have been updated in the guide to reflect accurate dates in 2023. There are no substantial content changes to the Employer Withholding Tax Guide when compared with its previous release in January 2022. Please see the landing page for […]
The IRS has released Publication 1187 for tax year 2022. This document provides electronic specifications for filing Form 1042-S with the IRS. There are no fundamental changes to the electronic specifications themselves, but there are a few notable changes to ancillary information. Filers who have FIRE transmitter control codes (TCCs) that were applied for earlier […]
North Carolina has released its File Layout Specifications for Forms 1099 and 1042-S for tax year 2022. The documents were updated with dates for the 2022 tax year. On the 1099 File Layout Specification, the location for field specification 711-722, “State Income” has changed from Box 17 to Box 18 of 1099-MISC. On both 1099 […]
The State of Pennsylvania is sunsetting its online tax platform known as “e-TIDES” and transitioning to its new “myPATH” portal. There are a couple of changes to the filing process in this change: e-TIDES did not enforce the CSV columns to be in a particular order, but myPATH will only accept files in the order in […]
Kentucky has released its Electronic Submission of 1099 and W-2G specs for tax year 2022. The document was updated with dates for the 2022 tax year. There are no changes to the specifications when compared with the TY 2021 Specifications. To review these specifications in their entirety, please click here to visit the Kentucky Department […]
The Minnesota Department of Revenue recently updated Form W-4MNP, Withholding Certificate for Pension and Annuity Payments. This form is used by distribution recipients to report taxpayer information and exemptions to the payors, who use the information for withholding tax purposes. While the form and payee instructions saw minor updates, the payor instructions saw substantial changes. […]
The Utah State Tax Commission recently published an updated version of Publication 14, Withholding Tax Guide. This publication provides guidance and information for taxpayers relative to withholding tax payment and reporting, along with W-2 and 1099 reporting information. Note that this most recent release is effective as of January 1, 2023; the version effective for […]
The IRS recently released a revision to Publication 1586, Reasonable Cause Regulations and Requirements for Missing and Incorrect Name/TINs. There were minor grammar and punctuation changes as well as updates to revision date and years. Additionally, the following notable changes were made: · Penalty rate tables updated to reflect new rates, including annual inflation adjustments […]
North Carolina recently released a notice which details a temporary reduction in the penalties for late tax payments to the state. According to the notice which was officially released June 30, 2022, the 2021 General Assembly enacted legislation to change the calculation of the penalty from the flat rate of ten percent (10%) to a […]
Illinois recently released updates to both Publication 130 and Publication 131. Respectively, these publications are “Who is Required to Withhold Illinois Income Tax” and “Withholding Income Tax Payment and Filing Requirements,” the two primary withholding tax publications for Illinois. Both publications had several minor stylistic updates. Both Publications have a revision date of 6/22 and […]
The IRS recently released an update to the 2022 Publication 5165. This publication contains the specifications for electronic filing of Federal Affordable Care Act forms in the AIR system. This update for the 2022 filing season is purely cosmetic in nature and contains no actual changes to the substantive information contained within the publication itself. […]
Minnesota has released a revision to Income Tax Withholding Instruction Booklet and Tax Tables. The only change is to include affirmative instructions stating that payors of non-periodic distributions must request a Form W-4MNP from the payee. Form W-4MNP is a form to be completed by the payee and retained by the payor that enables payees […]
In line with the Tax Administration Service (SAT) announcement that CFDI version 4.0 will be mandatory from 2023, it was published the first anticipated version of the Fifth Resolution Modifying the Miscellaneous Fiscal Resolution (Resolución Miscelánea Fiscal RMF) for 2022, establishing that taxpayers required to issue CFDI may choose to issue them in version 3.3 […]
Maine recently released updates to several documents for business registration and withholding. These documents include Form 941BN-ME, ME-21, the Business Change Notification; the Registration Application for Withholding and other taxes; and Form EFT, the Electronic Funds Transfer Application. Few changes were made across the three forms, none of them substantive. Most changes to the documents […]
The IRS has revised Form 1099-INT to be a continual use form. This change will eliminate year-to-year revisions of the form, bar fundamental changes to the form or its reporting. There are no changes to the reporting obligation for the form. A number of editorial changes were made to the form and its instructions in […]
On May 30, 2022, Maryland House Bill 305 (MD HB 305) was enacted into law. It becomes effective on October 1, 2022. The bill makes changes to Maryland’s law by adopting “lack of valid address” as the trigger for dormancy for both banking and securities-related property.
The IRS has revised Form 1099-K. The form has been changed to be a continual use form, minimizing changes for subsequent years. There is a substantial change to filing direction. For tax year 2022, third-party network transactions reporting a sum of at least $600 must be reported to the IRS, regardless of number of transactions. […]