Nebraska has released a guide – Nebraska Computer Reporting Procedure for 1099’s, 21EFW2 – which covers state electronic reporting specifications for Forms W-2 and W-2G. Any filer with more than 50 Nebraska Forms W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-R, and W-2G must e-file them, using DOR’s NebFile for Business program on DOR’s website, on or before January 31. Nebraska follows […]
The IRS has released 2020 draft joint 1099-MISC and NEC instructions. Changes to instructions are highlighted below: 1099-NEC due January 31, 1099-MISC due March 31 (electronic); Specified changes to the 1099-MISC as noted in the instructions’ preamble: There is a checkbox in box 7 to indicate direct sales of $5,000 or more; Crop insurance proceeds […]
The Polish Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) has issued a reminder regarding the introduction of a mandatory split payments regime (known as “MPP”) for certain VAT-bearing transactions for selected categories of goods and services, commencing 1 November 2019. If a transaction falls within the scope of MPP, whilst the net or taxable amount of the payment […]
New Jersey has published a 2019 version of its Form NJ-REG, Business Registration Application, as well as the Business Registration Forms and Information publication. NJ-REG is used to apply for a new business, move a previously registered business to a new location, amend an application for an existing business, apply for an additional location of an existing […]
Iowa recently revised its regulations for the annual filing of W-2s, 1099s, and W-2Gs with the Department of Revenue. Per recently codified Iowa Administrative Code r.701.46.3(3)(g), W-2s, 1099s, and W-2Gs containing Iowa withholding for the prior tax year must be electronically filed with the Department by February 15. For tax year 2018, Iowa required all […]
On 26 September 2019, Uzbekistan’s Presidential Decree #5837 “On measures for further improvement of the tax policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan” was adopted. This decree lowers the standard VAT rate from 20% to 15%, effective October 1, 2019. For more information, please find the decree here.
The Colorado Department of Revenue recently published an updated version of Form DR-0137, Claim for Refund. This form is used by taxpayers to request a refund from a variety of tax account types, including Withholding Tax. The most significant change to the form is the addition of comprehensive instructions for use of the form with […]
Nebraska has released a guide – Nebraska Computer Reporting Procedure for 1099’s, 21CM – which covers state electronic reporting specifications for Forms 1099-MISC, 1099-R, and W-2G. Any filer with more than 50 Nebraska Forms 1099-MISC, 1099-R, and W-2G must e-file them using DOR’s NebFile for Business program on DOR’s website on or before January 31. Nebraska follows […]
Hawaii has published an Announcement regarding its electronic filing mandate for withholding tax returns. For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020, employers whose withholding tax liability exceeds $40,000 annually will be required to file returns electronically. Forms HW-3, HW-14, and HW-26 are all available on Hawaii Tax Online for electronic filing. Filers will be […]
Washington DC enacted a health insurance individual mandate, to go into effect for Tax Year 2019. Reporting will begin in 2020, with the first reports due on June 30, 2020 for Tax Year 2019. The Office of Taxation and Revenue (OTR) has published a notice explaining details regarding its implementation. Under the mandate, most District taxpayers must […]
New Mexico has revised its Form ACD-31015, Business Tax Registration. There are some noteworthy changes to the format and instructions: Businesses that will be operating in New Mexico solely for a “special event” now must register. Registrant must now indicate if it will have three or more employees in New Mexico. Registrant must now provide […]
The Austrian tax authorities have confirmed that from fiscal year 2020, insurance companies writing in Austria both from their head office and their network of branches will be required to file single Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) and Fire Protection Tax (FPT) returns. This means that making separate IPT and FPT filings for branches will no […]
The IRS recently released an updated version of Form 8809, Application for Extension of Time to File Information Returns. This form is used to apply for an extension to file information returns including Forms W-2, 1095, 1098, and 1099. There are two updates to the form, which are as follows: Instructions were added indicating that […]
The IRS recently released a new version of Publication 1220 for Tax Year 2019. This publication contains instructions and specifications for electronic filing of information returns with the IRS. There are several updates to the latest version of this publication, which include the following: Form 1098-F: specifications for this form type along with applicable record […]
As long anticipated, Hungary has released the finalized specifications for version 2.0 of the invoice data reporting schema. At this time bilingual XSD documentation and Hungarian-only API documentation have been released. Tax authorities have indicated that full testing of the new schema is expected to be available in the test environment by the end of […]
The IRS has released the business rules and specifications for electronic reporting of tax year 2019 healthcare coverage information in 2020. As a reminder, although the individual mandate penalty was zeroed out, the employer mandate and its reporting obligations and penalties remain in effect. There are no changes to the Form-to-Schema Crosswalks; however, there are […]
Utah has published a revised version of Form TC-69, Utah State Business and Tax Registration – used for all tax types including employer and mineral production withholding. The registration form itself has been substantially abbreviated. Instead of completing sections 2, 3, 4, and 14, registrants will instead attach schedule TC-69WTH. Payroll services and third-party preparers filing […]
The Albanian Ministry of Finance and Economy has launched a public consultation that would require real-time reporting of all business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions to the tax authority from January 1, 2020. The bill would also require electronic invoicing for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) transactions from January 1, 2021. Public consultation will last through August 2019.