A new federal law, aimed at making it easier for the IRS to detect and prevent refund fraud, will accelerate the W-2 filing deadline for employers to Jan. 31. For similar reasons, the new law also requires the IRS to hold refunds involving two key refundable tax credits until at least Feb. 15.

New Jan. 31 Deadline for Employers

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, enacted last December, includes a new requirement for employers. They are now required to file their copies of Form W-2, submitted to the Social Security Administration, by Jan. 31. The new Jan. 31 filing deadline also applies to certain Forms 1099-MISC reporting non-employee compensation such as payments to independent contractors.

In the past, employers typically had until the end of February, if filing on paper, or the end of March, if filing electronically, to submit their copies of these forms. In addition, there are changes in requesting an extension to file the Form W-2. Only one 30-day extension to file Form W-2 is available and this extension is not automatic. If an extension is necessary, a Form 8809 Application for Extension of Time to File Information Returns must be completed as soon as you know an extension is necessary, but by January 31. Please carefully review the instructions for Form 8809, for more information.

Source: https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/reminder-employers-face-new-jan-31-w2-filing-deadline-some-refunds-delayed-until-feb-15

As tax season approaches, we wants to make sure all employers can file tax forms in time. ezW2 software has already been approved by SSA to print all W2 and W3 on white paper. If you need to paper print, PDF printer or efile W2 W3 1099-misc and 1096 forms, please feel free to download ezW2 and test drive it for free with no obligation.

The SSA has just approved ezW2 2015 tax preparation software to print W2 and W3 forms on white paper for the upcoming tax season. And the new 2015 edition of ezW2 software is available for test drive at

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/w2-software-free-download.asp

From $39, ezW2 is affordale for any business. It is compatible with Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP. Businesses and nonprofits can prepare and print W2 by printing on white paper, fill in 1099 on red forms, mailing,  or sending via PDF files to employees quickly and effortlessly!

How to Print W-2

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/w2-software/howto-file-print-w2-forms.asp

How to Print 1099 on Red Forms

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/1099-misc-software/howto-fill-1099-misc-red-form.asp

Tax Season Reminder:

Furnish Forms 1099 and W-2. Furnish each employee a completed Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement. Furnish each other payee a completed Form 1099 (for example, Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income).

• By March 2, 2015

File paper Forms 1099 and 1096. File Copy A of all paper Forms 1099 with Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns, with the IRS.

File paper Forms W-2 and W-3. File Copy A of all paper Forms W-2 with Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, with the Social Security Administration (SSA)

• If you file electronically, the due date is March 31, 2015.

Note: Exceptions may apply

Related links:

W2 W3

1099-misc, 1096

We have released ezW2 2014 (version 7.1.1). This new version includes the following updates

-      New 2014 W2 and W3 Forms

-      New 2014 1099-misc and 1096 forms

-      ezW2 2014 has already be approved by SSA to print 2014 W2 and W3 forms on white paper

-      2014 W2 Form efile features

Since IRS has not published 2014 1099 efile instructions, the 1099 form efile feature is not available with version 7.1.1.

This new version is available for free download and test drive.

Preprinted W2 and W3 forms are NOT necessary with ezW2 software!

EzW2 software offers customers two simple ways to file tax forms W2 and W3 without the expensive preprinted forms

Option 1: White paper printing

EzW2 software is approved by SSA to print all W-2 forms and W-3 form on white paper. You can print W2 (copy A, B, C, D, 1 and 2) and W3 forms from your laser and ink-jet printers instantly.

Option 2: Go green with eFile feature

ezW2 software can generate the W2 efile document so you can upload this file to SSA site and file W2 forms electronically.

Learn more here

·         How to print W2 on white paper

·         How to eFile W2

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