Revised: 10/16/2013
This program creates a file to upload electronically to the IRS for the 1099s.
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Go to Utilities>>Year End Processing>>1099 Processing>>Create 1099 Magnetic Media File
Click the Create File button after filling in or reviewing the information on the view to create a 1099 submission file in the folder specified in file name.
The file is now ready to upload to https://fire.irs.gov/firev1r/
You will need the Login and Password information assigned to you.
Enter a reporting group code to create a file for the 1099s tagged with the entered code. This field may be left blank to create a submission file for all 1099s or if reporting groups were not used.
Company information may be entered permanently in the Company Information file.
Information entered or edited in this view is not saved permanently.
Review/edit the information in the following fields:
Company Name
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Federal ID - do not enter the hyphen or the file will be rejected.
Enter the name of the person the IRS is to contract at your company if there are problems with file.
Enter the phone number for the contract person.
Enter the email address for the contact person.
Enter the tax year you are reporting the 1099 information for in a yyyy format.
For example:
2010
Enter the code given to you by the IRS.
Enter your name control. (four character user ID...follow rules in publication 1220 at www.irs.gov)
Enter the path and File Name for the created file.
For example: C:\1099 Submissions\horizon
Click the Cancel button to close the program without creating the 1099 submission file.