Regulatory Analysis
Indiana has published updated W2 and WH3 electronic filing requirements. There have been no changes to W2 filing specifications Indiana has made some additions to W2 and WH3 electronic filing requirements. An extension request to file for WH3 must be made by Jan 31 by submitting Form 8809. All extension requests must be made through […]
Illinois Published 2022 W-2 and W-2C Electronic Transmission Program Guide. Besides year updates and formatting changes, error code descriptions have been updated. There are no other changes. To view the specifications, click here.
Minnesota has updated Fact Sheet 19: Form 1099-B Municipal Bond Payment Reporting Information There have been instruction updates for “B” Record Position 448-487 “Payee City” and Position 488-489 “Payee State”. You can view Minnesota Fact Sheet 19 here for reference.
As of 2023, file submission by Manual Method or Simple File is only available for 1099-MISC forms. Submission by Manual Method or Simple File not available for all other 1099 forms. Last Year all 1099 forms could be submitted using Manual Method or Simple File. All 1099 forms can be submitted following 1220 format. Only […]
Minnesota has released its 2023 Employer Withholding Guide. If you employ a Minnesota resident who works outside the United States, you are required to withhold Minnesota tax on wages subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding. All wages earned by Minnesota residents (no matter where the work was physically performed, including outside of the United […]
The Ohio Department of Taxation releases electronic filing specifications for forms W-2 and 1099-R for the 2022 tax year. The due date for filing both W-2 and 1099-K has been changed from March 2, 2022 to January 31, 2023. Additionally, the threshold and limits for Social Security wage base, employer and employee tax rate for […]
Montana has recently published the 2022 Employer Withholding Guide. Montana has added a reporting requirement for Form 1042-S for Foreign Persons U.S. Based Income Subject to Withholding. The form must be filed directly with Montana if there is a withholding amount of $600 or more. It is due to Montana by January 31st. The 1042-S […]
West Virginia has released 1099 and W-2 Electronic Submission Specifications for Tax Year 2022. There are no other changes to either 1099 or W2 specifications when compared to the versions released for Tax Year 2021. To view the complete 1099 Specifications, click here. To view the complete W-2 Specifications, click here.
Maryland has released 2022 W-2 Specifications. Maryland made an important announcement that magnetic media is no longer be an accepted method starting in TY2022 (filing year 2023). Further new penalties are imposed. Employers who fail to file the annual reconciliation electronically for 25 or more W2’s are subject to a $100 fine per violation. Failure to […]
The IRS recently released updated ACA forms, 1094-B: Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns, 1095-B: Health Coverage, 1094-C: Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Returns and 1095-C: Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Below is a summary of the substantial changes: 1095-B and 1095-C – Instructions regarding individuals who do not have the […]
Rhode Island has announced an extension of it’s insurance mandate filing deadlines. Filers will now need to provide forms 1095-B and -C to recipients by March 1 annually. In addition, the state is extending it’s insurance mandate filings deadline to March 31 annually. These changes align the state’s filing deadlines with those of the federal […]
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. […]