Regulatory Analysis

Virginia recently published a revised Income Tax Withholding Guide for Employers and Web Upload W-2, W-2C, and 1099 Guide. The revised Income Tax Withholding Guide for Employers provides updated guidance for withholding from employees. The Web Upload W-2, W-2C, and 1099 Guide provides electronic filing specifications for W-2, W-2C, and 1099. Income Tax Withholding Guide […]

The IRS recently released the updated Publication 5165 for tax year 2021. Publication 5165 is the Guide for Electronically Filing Affordable Case Act (ACA) Information Returns for Software Developers and Transmitters. Notable changes are detailed below. Year updated throughout Publication 4600 removed from reference documents Proposed regulation reduces threshold from 250 to 100 separate information […]

Vermont recently released GB 1117 Vermont Specifications for eFiling of 1099 Information Returns, GB 1118 Vermont Specifications for Electronic W2 (EFQ-2) Filing, and GB 1119 Vermont WHT 434 Specifications for Electronic Filing. All forms update the year throughout and GB-1118 specifies the account ID format (WHT-XXXXXXXX) for RS position 248-267. There were no other changes. […]

Oregon recently released its iWire W-2 Specifications and OR Publication 1220 Addendum for tax year 2021. Besides date and minor grammar changes, there were no changes to the specifications. To view the W-2 Specifications, click here. To view the 1099 Addendum, click here.

Maine recently released Electronic File Specifications for Forms W-2. Unimpactful changes include updated dates to reflect the new tax year, added due date section to the table of contents, and moved language (Maine still does not accept W-2C). Impactful changes include a new penalty, changed due date, and change to payers required to submit Form […]

On February 16, 2022, California introduced AB 2280 allowing the California Controller to establish a California Voluntary Compliance Program (VDA Program). Interest due on late reported property will be waived for holders completing the program. The VDA program will be available to any holder who has failed to timely report property. However, a holder is […]

2/4/2022 Maryland recently published an updated List of Tangible Personal Property and Services Subject to Sales Tax. The guidance clarifies that sales of respirators such as KN95 and N95 masks and infectious drug tests including covid tests are exempt products that fall under the state’s disposable medical supplies sales tax exemption. To review the full […]

On January 18, the NAIC released the Annual Statement Disclosure Checklists for year-end 2021 reporting. The NAIC provides four different checklists for different statement types: Health, Life/Fraternal, P&C and Title. To view the checklists, go to the Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group’s webpage. Once the page has loaded, click on the “Documents” tab in the […]

Wisconsin recently released a new update to Publication 117, the Guide to Wisconsin Wage Statements and Information Returns. Aside from updating the revision date from September to October of 2021, the only notable change to the publication was the removal of Form W-2G from the list of forms that can be filed electronically in the […]

On December 13, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed (in part) Bill H.4269 “An Act Relative to Immediate Covid-19 Recovery Needs” into law. This new legislation, in effect, codifies and make permanent the safe harbor rule for advanced payments of sales and use tax, and room occupancy tax that was set to expire January 1, […]

Illinois recently released an updated transmission guide for 2021 Form W-2 and W-2C filed in 2022. Most changes to the transmission guide are the result of consolidating information from other sources, clarifying information from the previous guide, or updating dates to reflect the new tax year. General Information. • Illinois begins accepting 2021 W-2 and […]

Maine recently released 2021 Electronic Specifications for Forms 1099 and W-2G. The most notable changes include: • Added sections: Due Date (pg. 3) and Forms Required (pg. 4). • Penalty: Any person who is required to file an information return in accordance with 36 M.R.S. §5242 and who fails to do so on or after […]

Nebraska recently updated forms 941N and 501N for tax year 2021. Form 941N is the Nebraska Income Tax Withholding Return, used for employers to report withholding to Nebraska. Form 501N is for Nebraska Monthly Income Tax Withholding Deposit. The most notable changes are below. 941N • Various wording changes • Taxpayers under the ImagiNE Nebraska […]

Nebraska recently released updated versions of its Form W-3N and Amended Form W-3N, the Nebraska Reconciliation of Income Tax Withheld and the form for sending an amended W-3N. Several minor grammatical changes were made this year, but there were a few notable changes to both forms and instructions which are detailed below: • Line 5 […]

Connecticut recently updated instructions for Filing and Paying Taxes Electronically or IP 2021 (5). This publication was previously IP 2020(6). The most notable changes are detailed below. • List of tax types available to file through DRS myconneCT expanded to include everything except those covered by TSC including alcoholic beverages, bottle deposit, public services taxes, […]

Ohio has announced a series of revised requirements for reporting W-2s and 1099s to the state for tax year 2021, reporting in 2022. All filers issuing 10 or more Forms W-2 and/or 1099-R will now be required to remit those forms using the Ohio Business Gateway. Previously, the electronic filing threshold for Forms W-2 and […]

Nebraska recently released the 2022 version of the Nebraska Circular EN. A partial revision of this publication was released in 2020, however this is the first full revision since 2017. The Nebraska Circular EN is the state’s guide on income tax withholding for wages, pensions and annuities, and gambling winnings. The most notable changes are […]

Kansas recently released its filing specifications for the 2021 tax year. These include the EFW2, KW-2 CSV, K-99 IRS 1220, KW-3/KW-3E, and 1099-CSV formats. Of the five sets of specifications, all but the 1099 CSV remained unchanged for the 2021 tax year. For the EFW2, KW-2 CSV, K-99 1220, KW-3/KW-3E specifications, the only change to […]