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IRS poised to allow e-filing of Form 941-X

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The IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate have been going at each other hammer and tongs over the mountains of paper forms the agency still processes. What’s ahead for paperless filing You can still file on paper, if you choose. Earlier this year, it kicked off a new scanning process for Form 940.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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Setting up employee personnel files is an important part of the recordkeeping process. However, sometimes people mistakenly think of these files as a catch-all for an individual’s paperwork. Rather, understand that general personnel files serve a distinct purpose. What to include in an employee’s personnel file.

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IRS releases e-filing waiver guidance

BMT Office Administration

Final regulations implement the Taxpayer First Act by requiring you to e-file all your information returns—your W-2s, 1099s, 1095s, and other information returns—if you’re filing a combined total of at least 10 returns, beginning with returns filed next year. This is a new standard.

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IRS update: digital communication and payroll

BMT Office Administration

Mamo reviewed some initiatives, including IRIS , the IRS’ new simplified platform for filing 1099s. Information return filers filed about 300,000 to 400,000 1099s through IRIS this past winter. In July the IRS will roll out a bulk filing feature for IRIS. He also confirmed FIRE’s eventual retirement, in favor of IRIS.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. In addition, if an employee is involuntarily let go, their employee file must be kept for one year following the termination date. Why is that?

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Final regs drop mandatory e-filing threshold to 10 or more information returns

BMT Office Administration

We’ve been waiting for the IRS to release final regulations on mandatory e-filing of information returns for quite some time. 31 e-filing deadline, we made an educated guess and said it wouldn’t make the same mistake again. Options for small employers: Small employers may never have thought about e-filing.

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Applying for a W2 e-filing waiver

BMT Office Administration

Today’s inaugural edition is focused on applying for a waiver from filing electronically. Who must file electronically? Final regulations issued earlier this year require you to e-file all your information returns if you’re filing a combination of any 10 information returns. Almost everyone.

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