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1099ERICH filing guides
1099 software guides for forms, imports, recipient copies and IRIS filing.
Practical articles for businesses, accounting offices, schools, financial organizations and other filers comparing workflows for information-return preparation.
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Each guide answers a specific filing question and links to the matching software, support, or free-tool workflow.
2026 Form 1099-NEC: $2,000 Threshold, Tips and Overtime
Review the new reporting threshold, boxes 1b/1c/1d, address changes and IRIS filing implications before importing 2026 data.
2026 Form 1099-MISC: New Thresholds, Tips and Overtime
Understand which categories move to $2,000, which keep different thresholds, and the new 13a/13b/14 reporting fields.
IRIS CSV Upload Errors: Why Files Are Rejected & How to Fix Them
Troubleshoot inactive Start buttons, spinning Add All, rejected CSV structure, notification problems and common portal issues.
1099 CSV Formatting Errors for IRS IRIS
Review CSV UTF-8, exact headers, dates, scientific notation, currency, TIN types, checkbox values, states and country codes.
IRS IRIS Taxpayer Portal Filing Guide
Learn how IRIS CSV uploads, the IRIS TCC, the IRIS-ready CSV file limit, and the 1099ERICH preparation workflow fit together.
1099-MISC vs. 1099-NEC
1099-MISC vs. 1099-NEC Software: What’s the Difference?
Compare the two common business information returns, including payment types, attorney reporting, filing deadlines, and how to keep both software workflows organized.
1099-MISC Software
1099-MISC Software: A Practical Guide for Preparing Miscellaneous Information Returns
Looking for 1099-MISC software? Learn what a useful desktop workflow should handle for importing recipient data, checking records, printing copies, and preparing IRIS upload files.
1099-NEC Software
1099-NEC Software for Contractor Reporting: A Better Batch Workflow
Compare 1099-NEC software workflows for contractor reporting. See how structured imports, validation, recipient-copy printing, and IRIS-ready CSV files can reduce retyping.
1098-C Software for Charities: Vehicle Donations, VINs and Acknowledgments
How charities reconcile vehicle donations, proceeds and donor acknowledgments before preparing a Form 1098-C filing.
1098-E Software: Student Loan Interest Statements and the $600 Rule
Prepare borrower-level interest totals and review loan-servicing records before printing statements and filing 1098-E.
1098-T Software
1098-T Software for Schools: Organizing Tuition Statement Data for Filing
Need 1098-T software for tuition statements? Learn how schools can organize student data, validate imports, print recipient copies, and prepare files for the IRS IRIS workflow.
W-2G Software
W-2G Software for Gambling Winnings: Batch Data, Recipient Copies and Filing Files
Explore W-2G software for gambling winnings. Learn how a structured desktop workflow can import winner data, check records, print recipient copies, and prepare filing files.
1099-INT Software
1099-INT Software: Preparing Interest Income Returns from a Structured File
Learn how 1099-INT software can help organize interest income data, validate recipient records, print copies, and create a repeatable IRIS filing workflow.
1099-DIV Software
1099-DIV Software: A Practical Workflow for Dividend and Distribution Returns
Use this guide to evaluate 1099-DIV software for dividend reporting, including structured imports, validation checks, recipient copies, and filing-file preparation.
1099-R Software
1099-R Software: Managing Retirement Distribution Returns in Batches
See what to look for in 1099-R software for pensions, annuities, IRAs and other retirement distributions, from data import and validation to recipient copies and filing files.
1099-K Software
1099-K Software: Organizing Payment Transaction Returns for Batch Filing
Evaluate 1099-K software for payment card and third-party network transaction reporting, with import, validation, recipient-copy, and filing-file workflow considerations.
1098 Software
1098 Software: A Structured Workflow for Mortgage Interest Statements
Learn how 1098 software can support mortgage interest statement preparation with structured imports, validation, recipient copies, and filing-file creation.
5498 Software
5498 Software: Organizing IRA Contribution Information for Filing
A practical guide to 5498 software for IRA contribution information, including batch imports, validation, recipient copies, and filing-file preparation.
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TIN / CP2100 Resource Center
Catch obvious TIN-format problems before filing, understand CP2100 and CP2100A notices, and review First/Second B Notice and backup-withholding workflows.
2026 filing season
Filing Season CenterPlan recipient copies, IRS filing and extensions together.
Use the Filing Season Center for current planning dates, readiness checks, Form 8809/15397 guidance, and form-specific checklists.