Import Spreadsheet Format Guidelines for Tax Year 2025

Import Spreadsheet Format Guidelines

We’ve created Excel import spreadsheet templates to help you easily upload all of your 1095-B and 1095-C, 1099, and W-2 data. These templates are identical to the official IRS forms so that you can enter the information just as you would on paper.  General Import Spreadsheet Guidelines For more in-depth or specific validation errors, you can … Read more

Who Must File 1099 Forms in 2026: Helpful Complete Guide

Who Must File 1099 Forms in 2026 Helpful Complete Guide

Information returns like the 1099 form help the IRS match income recipients report with what payers report. If you pay independent contractors, landlords, attorneys, or others in the course of your trade or business, this guide explains who needs to file, which forms apply, deadlines, exceptions, and practical steps to stay compliant in 2026. What … Read more

Complete Guide to 1099 DIV: Filing Requirements & Instructions

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If you received dividend income in the past year—or if you’re a business or financial institution that paid it—you may need to deal with Form 1099 DIV. This important IRS tax form is used to report dividends and other distributions to taxpayers and the IRS. Understanding when and how to file it is crucial for … Read more

Import Spreadsheet Format Guidelines for Tax Year 2024

Import spreadsheet format guidelines A Step-by-Step Guide

We’ve created Excel import spreadsheet templates to help you easily upload all of your 1095-B and 1095-C, 1099, and W-2 data. These templates are identical to the official IRS forms so that you can enter the information just as you would on paper.  General Import Spreadsheet Guidelines For more in-depth or specific validation errors, you can … Read more

IRS Corrections: What, When, Why and How?

IRS Corrections: What, When, Why and How?

Every BoomTax filing license comes with free unlimited corrections submissions. We hope you never have to use them, but you should know what they are, when to submit them, why they are necessary, and how to minimize them. What Are Corrections? After you’ve submitted your information returns to the IRS, they may come back as … Read more

Prepare Form 1099-DIV for IRS Reporting

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Before you prepare Form 1099-DIV, you will need tax information for the payer and payee, as well as the amounts paid to the payee. What information is needed to prepare form 1099-DIV? Payer Information You will need to include the following information on each form you prepare. Payee Information You will need to include the … Read more

Avoid These Common Errors for Form 1099-INT and 1099-DIV

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Preparing Forms 1099-INT and 1099-DIV can be difficult, but we are here to simplify things! We have compiled this list to help ensure that you don’t make these common errors for Form 1099-INT and 1099-DIV. Background Information To reduce errors for Form 1099, it’s important to know what these forms types are and how they … Read more

Who Receives a Form 1099-DIV?

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What is Form 1099-DIV? This form is used by banks and other financial institutions to report dividend income and other distributions such as from stock or capital gains. What information is reported on Form 1099-DIV? The left side of the form has boxes for the names, addresses, and TINs for both the Payer and the … Read more

IRS Form 1099: How to File and Distribute

File and Distribute Form 1099

Form 1099 are a series of tax documents used to report various types of income and information to the IRS and taxpayers. There are many different 1099 form types and each has its own purpose. These form types are typically used by businesses and other payers to report certain transactions to the IRS. Distribute Form … Read more

Mastering Form 1099-DIV: The Essential Guide

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Form 1099-DIV is used by banks and other financial institutions to report dividend income and other distributions, such as stock or capital gains. They are completed for each person who has been paid dividends and other distributions on stock of $10 or more. There are circumstances where someone might receive a Form 1099-DIV; there are … Read more

IRS Form 1099-DIV Guide for 2026

Form 1099-DIV Guide

Before you begin preparing Form 1099-DIV filing, it is important that you know what information you need. We’ve compiled the following 4 key topics in our Form 1099-DIV Guide that may help you to correctly and timely complete your filing. What’s new for Form 1099-DIV? The electronic filing threshold has been decreased to 10 forms. … Read more

Import Spreadsheet Format Guidelines for Tax Year 2023

Import spreadsheet format guidelines A Step-by-Step Guide

We’ve created Excel import spreadsheet templates to help you easily upload all of your 1095-B and 1095-C, 1099, and W-2 data. These templates are identical to the official IRS forms so that you can enter the information just as you would on paper.  General Import Spreadsheet Guidelines For more in-depth or specific validation errors, you can … Read more

Breaking: IRS Removes Washington DC and Pennsylvania from CF/SF

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In a surprise QuickAlerts announcement, the IRS has stated that there is an error in Publication 1220 and that DC and PA should not be listed among the states that participate in combined federal/state filing (CF/SF). Error in CF/SF List From the QuickAlert: “The current version of Publication 1220, (rev. 10-2022) Specifications for Electronic Filing … Read more

Import Spreadsheet Format Guidelines for Tax Year 2022

Import spreadsheet format guidelines A Step-by-Step Guide

We’ve created Excel import spreadsheet templates to help you easily upload all of your 1095-B and 1095-C, 1099, and W-2 data. These templates are identical to the official IRS forms so that you can enter the information just as you would on paper.  General Import Spreadsheet Guidelines For more in-depth or specific validation errors, you can … Read more

Import Spreadsheet Format Guidelines for Tax Year 2021

Import spreadsheet format guidelines A Step-by-Step Guide

We’ve created Excel import spreadsheet templates to help you easily upload all of your 1095-B and 1095-C, 1099, and W-2  data. These templates are identical to the official IRS forms so that you can enter the information just as you would on paper.  General Import Spreadsheet Guidelines For more in-depth or specific validation errors, you … Read more

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